Owston

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Owston (countable and uncountable, plural Owstons)

A village in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK774079).
A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE549011).
A habitational surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Owston is the 127494^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 134 individuals. Owston is most common among White (91.79%) individuals.

Derived terms

Owston's tit

Further reading

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

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