Given name & surname
Aston
“from the ash-tree town”
Aston is a variant of Ashton. One English interpretation is “from the ash-tree town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aston is a variant of Ashton. One English interpretation is “from the ash-tree town.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aston is a variant of Ashton. An origin associated with Ashton is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
It entered given-name use through an existing surname.
The story
Its naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Aston through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,257
- 3,040 boys · 217 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 188 babies
- 2025
- 93
- #1,852 for boys · #11,058 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 85 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,852 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 178 in 2015. It also appeared in 8 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida and New York shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,925 as a first name in 2020; 3,758 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.
Aston’s family of names
In English usage, Aston as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Easton. Aston has a related form in Ashton.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aston
- Aston WebbBritish architect (1849–1930)
- Family ManJamaican musician (1946–2024)
- Aston MerrygoldBritish singer, songwriter and actorborn 1988
- Donald McEachinU.S. Representative from Virginia (1961–2022)
- Funkmaster FlexAmerican DJborn 1967
- Aston MooreJamaican triple jump athlete who competed for Great Britainborn 1956
- Aston ChichesterRoman Catholic archbishop1879–1962
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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