Surname
Burston
“burst, crack in the earth, landslip”
Burston is a surname from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burston goes back to Old English byrst, meaning “burst, crack in the earth, landslip.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old English byrst (“burst, crack in the earth, landslip”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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