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English
Etymology
From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Owston (countable and uncountable, plural Owstons)
- A village in Owston and Newbold parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK774079).
- A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE549011). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Owston is the 127494th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 134 individuals. Owston is most common among White (91.79%) individuals.
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