Ralston
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Rǣdwulf (“Ralph”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Ralston (countable and uncountable, plural Ralstons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A suburb of Paisley, Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS510246).
- A city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States.
- A city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States.
- A town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A census-designated place in Park County, Wyoming, United States.
- A village (called a Crown village) in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ralston is the 2914th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12302 individuals. Ralston is most common among White (90.6%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ralston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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