Neston Family History
Neston Name Meaning
from Neston in Corsham (Wilts) which is recorded as Neston in 128 The place-name probably derives from Old English næss ‘headland promontory’ + tūn ‘farmstead settlement’.from Neston (Cheshire) which is recorded as Nestone in 1086 Neeston in 1338 Nesston in 1348 and Newston in 1560. The place-name derives from Old English næss or Old Scandinavian nes ‘headland promontory’ or perhaps Old English *nesu ‘nose’ in the sense ‘promontory headland’ + Old English tūn ‘farmstead settlement’. from Middle English an esten tun (Old English on ēastan tūne) denoting someone who lived ‘on the east of the village’.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
