Rustin Family History

English:: habitational name from Ruston Parva (East Yorkshire) Ruston in Wykeham (North Yorkshire) Ruston (Norfolk) or Ruston in East Worlington (Devon). The East Yorkshire placename derives from the Old Norse personal name Róarr (genitive Róars) or perhaps the Old English personal name Hrōr (genitive Hrōres) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead estate’.

The North Yorkshire placename may derive from Old English hrōst ‘roof beam rafter’ perhaps referring to a wood where rafters were collected + tūn. The Norfolk placename derives from Old English hrīs ‘brushwood’ + tūn.

The Devon placename appears to derive from an Old English personal name Hringstān (genitive Hringstānes) + Old English dūn ‘hill’. variant of Rushton.