The hingston Surname
hingston Name Meaning and History
English (Devon): habitational name from any of three places so
named. Hingston, Cornwall and Hingston Down in Moretonhampstead, Devon
are both named from the Old English byname Hengest (or from Old
English hengest ‘stallion’) + Old English dun ‘hill’,
while Hingston in Bigbury, Devon is named from Old English hind
‘hind’ + stan ‘stone’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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