Colston is a surname, and also a given name. The name has several origins. It is sometimes from a

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English p ...

given name ''Colstan'', probably from

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

''kol'' "charcoal" and ''steinn'' "stone". It may also be an English habitation name, from

Colston Bassett Colston Bassett is an English village in the Vale of Belvoir, in the Rushcliffe district of south-east Nottinghamshire, close to its border with Leicestershire. It lies by the River Smite. The population in 2001 of 225, including Wiverton Hall, ...

Car Colston Car Colston is an English village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish at the time of the 2011 census was 185. Location and transport Car Colston lies just off the A46 road, A46 (the ...

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

, or from

Coulston Coulston (until 1934 called East Coulston) is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, five miles northeast of the town of Westbury, just north of the B3098 road. The village lies under the north slope of Salisbury Plain and the parish ...

Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...

Surname

Notable people with the surname include: * Bob Colston (1928–2013), British sports broadcaster *

Charles Colston, 1st Baron Roundway Charles Edward Hungerford Atholl Colston, 1st Baron Roundway (16 May 1854 – 17 June 1925) was a British Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1892 to 1906, and was later elevated to the peerage, taking his seat i ...

(1854–1925), British Conservative Party politician *Sir Charles Colston (1891–1969), British domestic appliance manufacturer and founder of Colston-Ariston *

David Colston David Colston is an American politician who served in the Alabama House of Representatives The Alabama State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of state of Alabama. The House is co ...

, American politician * Edward Colston (1636–1721), British merchant, benefactor to Bristol, slave trader and Member of Parliament * Edward Colston (MP for Wells) (died 1719), English Member of Parliament * Edward Colston (U.S. Representative) (1786–1852), U.S. Representative from Virginia *Edward Francis Colston (1795–1847), English landowner, owner of

Roundway Park Roundway Park (or New Park) was a 750-hectare (1,584-acre) estate (house), estate in the former parish of Roundway in the centre of the English county of Wiltshire. The estate was about northeast of the town of Devizes and included a English cou ...

, Wiltshire *

Edward Murray Colston, 2nd Baron Roundway Brigadier (United Kingdom), Brigadier-General Edward Murray Colston, 2nd Baron Roundway (31 December 1880 – 29 March 1944) was a British Army officer in the Second Boer War and World War I. Early life Edward Colston was born on 31 December 18 ...

(1880–1944), British army officer * Fifi Colston (born 1960), New Zealander artist and author * Fred Colston (1884–1918), American tennis player * Mal Colston (1938–2003), Australian politician * Marques Colston (born 1983), American football player *

Peter Colston (ornithologist) Peter R. Colston (born 1935) is an English ornithologist. Colston was Senior Curator at the Natural History Museum until his retirement in 1995. He joined the staff of the museum in 1961, and made collecting trips to Andalucia, Australia and Afr ...

(born 1935), English ornithologist * Peter Colston (rugby union) (?–2022), English rugby union player and coach *

Raleigh E. Colston Raleigh Edward Colston (October 1, 1825 – July 29, 1896) was a France, French-born United States, American professor, soldier, cartographer, and writer. He was a controversial Brigadier General (CSA), brigadier general in the Confederate S ...

(1825–1896), American professor, soldier, cartographer, and writer *

William Colston William Colston ( fl. 1610–1612) was an Englishman and one of the first settlers in the colony at Cuper's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was almost certainly a native of Bristol, England, and travelled to Newfoundland in 1610 as ...

(fl. 1610–1612), English settler in Newfoundland

Given name

Notable people with the given name include: * Howell Colston Featherston (1871–1958), American politician * William Colston Leigh Sr. (1910–1992), American founder of the Leigh Bureau speakers agency * Sir Nicholas Colston Lockyer (1855–1933), Australian public servant *

Edward Colston Marshall Edward Colston Marshall (June 29, 1821 – July 9, 1893) was an American politician who served as congressman from California's at-large district from 1851 to 1853, and as California attorney general from 1883 to 1887. He was a member of the Dem ...

(1821–1893), American politician * Bruce Colston Trapnell Jr (born 1982), American bioinformatician *

Colston Warne Colston Estey Warne (August 14, 1900 – May 20, 1987) was a professor of economics and one of the founders of Consumers Union (along with Arthur Kallet), in 1936. He served as president of the board of directors from 1936 to 1979. He also serv ...

(1900–1987), American economist *

Colston Weatherington Colston Weatherington (born October 29, 1977) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League. He played college f ...

(born 1977), American football player * Colston Westbrook (1937–1989), American teacher and linguist

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