Given name & surname
Eston
“from the eastern town”
Eston is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the eastern town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the eastern town.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eston through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,006
- 2,006 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #6,916 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,916 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 40 in 1915. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 998 as a first name in 2020; 145 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.
Eston’s family of names
Eston has a related form in Esten. Eston has a related form in Estan. Eston has a related form in Estin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Eston
- Eston KohverEstonian police officer (born 1971)
- Eston MulengaZambian association football player (1967-1993)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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