Easton

Where Easton comes from

From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Aston.
— Wiktionary's entry for Easton
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1907
    First appearance
    #1,345 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1935
    Easton McMorris born
    Jamaican cricketer
  3. 1982
    Easton Corbin born
    American musician
  4. 2016
    Peak, #66
    5,643 babies named Easton — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Easton Corbin · American musician, born 1982
  • Easton McMorris · Jamaican cricketer, 1935–2022
  • Easton Ongaro · Canadian soccer player, born 1998
  • Easton Stick · American football player, born 1995
  • Easton Cowan · Canadian ice hockey player, born 2005

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.