Ouston

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Ouston

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From an unclear first element + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Ouston (countable and uncountable, plural Oustons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2554). ^[1]
   2. A hamlet in Plenmeller with Whitfield parish, near Ninebanks, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY7752).
   3. A village in Stamfordham parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ0869).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ouston is the 53999^th most common surname in England, belonging to 49 individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ouston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears

• tonous, unsoot