# Aston (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/aston/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,937 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,402 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 78,422 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.2% (3,743 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæstən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Aston in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Aston in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.

## People named Aston

- Francis William Aston, British chemist (1877-1945)
- William George Aston, British diplomat, scholar and author (1841–1911)
- Tilly Aston, Australian author in text and in braille, educator and philanthropist (1873-1947)
- Felicity Aston, British adventurer/climate scientist
- Jay Aston, British actress and singer; member of Bucks Fizz
- Sam Aston, British actor

## Similar surnames

Austin, Astin, Ashton, Acton, Axton, Ashdown, Aceituno.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.