Given name & surname
Allston
“of the elf stone”
Allston is a variant of Alston. One English interpretation is “of the elf stone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Allston is a variant of Alston. One English interpretation is “of the elf stone.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Allston is a variant of Alston. An origin associated with Alston is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Allston through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 121 as a first name in 2020; 461 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Allston’s family of names
Allston has a related form in Alston.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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