| Language(s) | English |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old English |
| Word/name | Æthelstan |
| Derivation | æþele + stān |
| Meaning | "noble stone" |
| Region of origin | British Isles |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Alston |
| [1] | |
Allston is an English language surname.[2][3] Notable people with the surname include:
- Aaron Allston (1960–2014), American game designer and writer
- Johanna Allston (born 1986), Australian orienteer
- Robert Francis Withers Allston (1801–1864), Governor of South Carolina
- Washington Allston (1779–1843), American poet and influential painter
- Charles Allston Collins (1828–1873), British painter and writer
- ^ "Surname Database: Allston Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ^ Reaney, Percy Hide; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. London: Routledge. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. OCLC 22345901. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 2018-12-21.