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Iveston Family History

Iveston Surname Meaning

from Iveston in Lanchester (Durham) pronounced /ˈaɪstən/. It is recorded as Yuestan in 1153–95, Ivestone in 1475, and Iseton in 1637 and derives from the Old English personal name Ifa or *Ifi + Old English stān ‘stone’.

The surname may have been confused with Iveson.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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