Helston Family History
Helston Name Meaning
from Helston in Wendron (Cornwall) or Helstone in Lanteglos by Camelford (Cornwall). The place-names derive from Middle Cornish *hen-lys ‘ancient court ancient ruin’ (from hen ‘ancient disused’ + *lys ‘court ruin’) with the addition of Middle English ton ‘town village farmstead’.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016