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There are approximately 27,400 people named Weston in the UK. That makes it the 348th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 434 are named Weston.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Weston surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

The west town. Derived from a small village in England.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WESTON. The English gazetteers give about fifty jDarishes and hamlets of this name, which signifies simply ' the westei'n enclosure,' and corresponds with Easton, Norton, and Sutton. From divers of these, some of the families of Weston have sprung ; but the widely-spread Westons of Surrey and Sussex are descended from the house of De Wistoneston, or Wiston, of Wiston, CO. Sussex, Weston also occurs as a personal name in the VIII. century — "Alfred, the son of Weston." Wright's Biog. Brit. A-Sax. period, p. 2(3S.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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