Royston may refer to:

Places

Australia

Royston, Queensland Royston is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Royston had a population of 336 people. Geography The D'Aguilar Highway passes through the south of Royston where the Stanley River marks the southern boundar ...

, a rural locality

Canada

Royston, British Columbia Royston is an unincorporated community that is part of the greater Comox Valley region, 100 km northwest of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Can ...

, a small hamlet

England

Royston, Hertfordshire Royston is a town and civil parish in the District of North Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire in England. It is situated on the Greenwich Meridian, which brushes the town's eastern boundary, and at the northernmost apex of the count ...

, a town and civil parish, formerly partly in Cambridgeshire *

Royston, South Yorkshire Royston is a suburban village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically, the village formed part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was incorporated into the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley in 1 ...

, a suburban village, near Barnsley, and Wakefield *

Royston Vasey ''The League of Gentlemen'' is a surreal British comedy horror sitcom that premiered on BBC Two in 1999. The programme is set in Royston Vasey, a fictional town in northern England, originally based on Alston, Cumbria, and follows the lives ...

, a fictional town in the television series ''The League of Gentlemen''

Scotland

Royston, Glasgow Royston/Roystonhill is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde. It was previously known as Garngad and is still known as such by residents with a familial link to the area. It is notable for its large ...

, a district of Glasgow, traditionally known as ''Garngad''

United States

Royston, Georgia Royston is a city in Franklin, Hart, and Madison counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 2,649 at the 2020 census. History A post office called Royston has been in operation since 1878. The community was named after W.A. Royst ...

, a town * Royston, Texas, a ghost town

Surname

Royston is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

Toponymic Surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

, and comes from a place in

South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and metropolitan county, metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of City of Doncaster, Doncaster and City of Sh ...

named Royston.

People

Royston Drenthe Royston Ricky Drenthe (born 8 April 1987) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Murcia. Although primarily a left winger, he has also played as a left-back. Drenthe started his professional career with Eredivisie side Feyenoord i ...

(born 1987), Dutch football player *

Royston Ellis Christopher Royston George Ellis (born 10 February 1941), known as Royston Ellis, is an English novelist, travel writer and erstwhile beat poet. Biography Born in Pinner, Ellis was educated at the Harrow County School for Boys in Middlesex unt ...

(born 1941), English writer * Royston Ffrench (born 1975), British jockey *Royston Evans (1884–1977), Australian cricketer and soccer player, commonly known as

Mac Evans Royston Macauley "Mac" Evans (13 January 1884 – 12 March 1977) was an Australian sportsman. He played both cricket and soccer for Western Australia. As a cricketer, Evans played 11 first-class matches for the Western Australian state team b ...

Royston Gabe-Jones Royston Gabe-Jones (born Arthur Royston Gabe-Jones; 25 November 1906 — 26 February 1965) was a Welsh cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Glamorgan. He was born in Clydach Vale, educated ...

(1906–1965), Welsh cricketer *Royston or

Roy Goodacre Royston "Roy" Goodacre is Chair in Biological Chemistry at the University of Liverpool. With training in both Microbiology and Pyrolysis- Mass Spectrometry, Goodacre runs a multidisciplinary Metabolomics and Raman spectroscopy research gro ...

(born 1967), British Microbiologist and Analytical Chemist * Royston Nash, English conductor *

Royston Tan Royston Tan (; born 5 October 1976) is a Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Tan is a graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, where he studied Visual Communications. He first came into prominence through his short film ...

(born 1976), Singaporean film-maker *Royston Vasey, real name of English comedian

Roy 'Chubby' Brown Roy Chubby Brown (born 3 February 1945) is an English stand-up comedian whose act consists of offensive humour, high profanity, forthright social commentary and outspoken disdain for political correctness. Early life Roy Chubby Brown (born ...

Henry Royston Henry Royston (12 August 1819 – 30 September 1873) was an English first-class cricketer and cricket umpire. Royston was born at Harrow on the Hill in August 1819. A professional all-round cricketer, he began his 25 year association with the ...

(1819–1873), English cricketer *

Ivor Royston Ivor Royston, M.D., is an oncologist, researcher, scientist, entrepreneur and venture capitalist, recognized for his efforts to develop treatments for multiple disease targets and to fund biotechnology companies with promising science, technolog ...

, American physician and entrepreneur *Brigadier General

John Royston Brigadier General John Robinson Royston, (29 April 1860 – 25 April 1942) was a South African-born military officer who commanded a brigade of Australian Light Horse during the First World War. A farmer and citizen soldier, during the late 18 ...

(1860–1942), South African-born British army officer *

Richard Royston Richard Royston (1601 in Oxford – November 1686) was an English bookseller and publisher, bookseller to Charles I, Charles II and James II. Royston, the son of an Oxford tailor Richard Royston and Alice Tideman, was admitted a freeman of the ...

(1601-1686), English bookseller and publisher *

Robert Royston Robert N. Royston (1918 – September 19, 2008) was one of America's most distinguished landscape architects, based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States. His design work and university teaching in the years followi ...

(1918–2008), master landscape architect *

Shad Royston Shad Royston (born 29 November 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s, he played over 200 professional games in the United Kingdom. He spent more than half his professional career with Halifa ...

(born 1982), Australian rugby league player