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Harston Name Meaning

English: habitational name from places so called in Cambridgeshire and Leicestershire, or from Harleston in Suffolk or Harlestone in Northamptonshire. The first was named in Old English possibly with an unattested personal name Herel + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; the second is from har ‘gray’ (or possibly ‘boundary’) + stan ‘stone’. The two last were both named with the Old English personal name Heoruwulf (or Herewulf) + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Hurston, Harton, Easton, Marston, Haston, Thurston, Marton, Tarlton

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Harston Family Origin

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Harston Family Occupations

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  • Coal Miner

    8%

  • Farmer

    5%

  • Lace Maker

    5%

  • Blacksmith

    3%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Harston family was Blacksmith. The most common Harston occupation in the UK was Coal Miner. 8% of Harston's were Coal Miners. Coal Miner, Farmer and Lace Maker were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Harston.

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Harston Life Expectancy

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