# Aston
## English
### Etymology

From Old English ēast (“east”) and tūn (“town, village”). Doublet of Easton.

### Pronunciation

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### Proper noun

Aston (countable and uncountable, plural Astons)
* (uncountable) A common placename:
** A number of places in England:
*** A hamlet in Remenham parish, Wokingham borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7884).
*** A small village (Aston-by-Sutton) and civil parish (without a council) in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5578).
*** A hamlet in Sudbury parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1631).
*** A village and civil parish in High Peak district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1883).
*** A hamlet in Kingsland parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4662).
*** A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2722).
*** A village in Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3402).
*** A hamlet in Claverley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO8093).
*** A small village in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5328).
*** A hamlet in Wrockwardine parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6109).
*** A village in Aston cum Aughton parish, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4685).
*** A village in Maer parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7541).
*** A hamlet in Seighford parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8923).
*** A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, historically in Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP0889).
** A suburban village in Hawarden community, Flintshire, Wales, contiguous with Shotton (OS grid ref SJ3067).
** A commune in Ariège department, Occitanie, France.
** A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after Aston, Oxfordshire.
* (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

#### Derived terms

* Aston Abbotts
* Aston Botterell
* Aston by Budworth
* Aston-by-Stone
* Aston-by-Sutton
* Aston by Wrenbury
* Aston Cantlow
* Aston Clinton
* Aston cum Aughton
* Aston Eyre
* Aston Fields
* Aston Flamville
* Aston Ingham
* Aston juxta Mondrum
* Aston le Walls
* Aston Magna
* Aston Mullins
* Aston Munslow
* Aston on Carrant
* Aston on Clun
* Aston-on-Trent
* Aston Pigott
* Aston Rowant
* Aston Sandford
* Aston Somerville
* Aston Subedge
* Aston Tirrold
* Aston Upthorpe
* Chetwynd Aston
* Cold Aston
* Little Aston
* Middle Aston
* North Aston
* Steeple Aston
* Wheaton Aston

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Aston is the 8402nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3937 individuals. Aston is most common among White (89.74%) individuals.

### Noun

Aston (plural Astons)
* (informal) A car made by Aston Martin.

### References

* ↑ Parish map (Cheshire)
* ↑ Parish map (High Peak, Derbyshire)
* ↑ OS: Herefordshire
* ↑ Parish map (Hertfordshire)
* ↑ OS: Claverley, Shropshire
* ↑ OS: Newcastle-under-Lyme

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 65.

### Anagrams

* natos, tonas, Santo, sat on, Stano, santo, Atons, Tanos