Whiston

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Whisson

Etymology

Various origins:

• The villages in Merseyside and South Yorkshire are named from Old English hwīt (“white”) + stān (“stone”).
• The villages in Staffordshire are named from the unattested Old English personal name *Witi + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
• The village in Northamptonshire is probably named from Old English Hwiċċe (“a local tribe”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Whiston (countable and uncountable, plural Whistons)

1. A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4791).
2. A small village in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8460).
3. A small village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8914).
4. A village in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0347).
5. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4590).
6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whiston is the 55255^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 372 individuals. Whiston is most common among White (93.28%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whiston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Whitson, townish, wontish