Harston

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Hardstone

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• The village in Cambridgeshire is probably named with the Old English personal name Herel + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
• The village in Leicestershire is named with Old English hār (“grey”) + stān (“stone”).

Proper noun

Harston (countable and uncountable, plural Harstons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4250).
   2. A small village in Belvoir parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8331).
   3. A small town in the City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Harston is the 32365^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 711 individuals. Harston is most common among White (64.28%) and Black/African American (29.82%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Harston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 135.

Anagrams

• Hartons, Hartson, anthros