Roston
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English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Hrothsige + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The personal name is composed by the elements hrēþ (“glory, triumph”) + siġe (“victory”).
Proper noun
Roston (countable and uncountable, plural Rostons)
- A hamlet in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1241).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Roston is the 36970th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 604 individuals. Roston is most common among Black/African American (47.35%) and White (43.54%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.