Scottish and English: habitational name from any of the numerous
places so called. Most are from Old English east ‘east’ +
tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; examples in Devon and the
Isle of Wight get their names from the Old English phrase
beeastan tune ‘(place) to the east of the
settlement’. Another in Devon gets its first element from the genitive
case of the Old English personal name Ælfric (composed of
the elements ælf ‘elf’ + ric ‘power’) or
A{dh}elric (composed of the elements a{dh}el ‘noble’
+ ric ‘power’). One in Essex is from Old English
eg ‘island’ + stan(as) ‘stone(s)’. Finally Easton
Neston in Northamptonshire gets its name from Old English
Eadstanestun ‘settlement of Eadstan’, a
personal name composed of the elements ead ‘prosperity’,
‘riches’ + stan ‘stone’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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