Ralston

From the Old English personal name Rǣdwulf (“Ralph”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Ralston (countable and uncountable, plural Ralstons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A suburb of Paisley, Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS510246).
   2. A city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States.
   3. A city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States.
   4. A town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States.
   5. A census-designated place in Park County, Wyoming, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ralston is the 2914^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12302 individuals. Ralston is most common among White (90.6%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ralston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• latrons, lontars, nostral