Easton
A habitational surname meaning “someone from Easton” or a place-name based on “east town/settlement.”
The #3,477 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 30,045 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Easton is a locational surname taken from one of several English places called Easton. The name usually comes from Old English elements meaning “east” and “farmstead, village, or settlement,” so the literal sense is “east settlement” or “eastern town.” In some cases it may also have developed as a surname for people from a specific Easton parish or hamlet.
History
The surname was established in England by the Middle Ages, when people were often identified by the place they came from. Because there are many Eastons across England, the surname could arise independently in several counties. Later it spread beyond Britain through migration, and it remains best known in English-speaking countries.
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Fun fact
Bardsley noted that Easton is one of several very common English place-name surnames, alongside names like Weston, Sutton, and Norton.
From the historical record
“Loodon.!,!); New York, 14, i. Bttaton.— Local, 'of Easton,' parishes in cos. HuDts, Norfolk, Nonhampton,Hants, Suffolk, Wilts, £a»ex, Somerset, and Leicester. Also hamlets in various counties ; cf, Wesion, Norton, Sutton, and”
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with special American instances