Message: "surname HESTON" - Behind the Name

[Surname] surname HESTON

by James Colombo (guest)

11/9/2004, 2:07 AM

Could anyone explain me the meaning of this surname.

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- Sean Foglai (guest) +1

11/9/2004, 5:33 AM

I'd guess in may be related to 'hest' which in Scandinavian languages means "horse" ...

- Gianfranco Elio Tubino Bryce (guest)

11/9/2004, 10:27 PM

Add the "ton" ending of many surnames seen here or in the last name dictionary and you would get a guess like "horses' town" with a kind of mixed etymology not surprising nor unusual.

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