Clouston
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a place in the Orkney islands, from Old Norse Klóstathr.
Proper noun
Clouston (countable and uncountable, plural Cloustons)
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
- An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Clouston is the 60347th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 334 individuals. Clouston is most common among White (91.92%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Clouston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 347.