Surname

Ormston

“enclosure; settlement, town”

Ormston is a surname.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ormston is a form of Ormiston. Ormiston goes back to Old English tūn, meaning “enclosure; settlement, town.”

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Where it comes from

Ormston is a form of Ormiston. Ormiston comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Old English.

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Ormston’s family of names

In English usage, Ormston as a surname has a related form in ORMISTON.

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