Alston

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Alston is a surname in the English language and have many derivations. It is of Anglo Saxon origin. The prefix Al - has originated from the old English words as “elf”, “old”, “temple, “shrine and suffix – stan (meaning stone) has come from the 7th Century Old English. According to the available records, the oldest use of this word is found in the public records of Cambridgeshire of 1279.

One derivative of this name is said to be derived from the name of the manor of Alstanus, a Saxon Lord. He was having his manor in Satmbourne, located in North East Essex. Even today, there is a large number of families with the surname Alston and Alliston as well as around the Sudbury area,which is close to Stambourne.

Other derivative of this name is the possibility that it has evolved after the name of villages called Alston (or Alstone) in Devonshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Somerset and Gloucestershire. According to the oldest available records from the period 1221-1246, these villages were indeed having these names literally meaning “from the old manor”.