The gaston Surname
gaston Name Meaning and History
French: from the Old French oblique case of a Germanic personal
name, originally probably a byname from gasti ‘stranger’,
‘guest’, ‘host’. Compare Guest. The surname is also found in
England and Ireland, where it is probably a Huguenot importation.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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