| |
Rushton
|
(Rate 1 2 3 4 5) |
Origin Of The Surname Rushton
|
Meaning Of The Surname Rushton
From the Town Where Rushes Grow
|
Interesting
Facts About
Rushton
Rushton is a locational surname, coming from any of the places so-called or similarly spelled across Britain. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. The place name itself comes from the Old English ‘rysc’ which referred to ‘rushes’ plants widely used in medieval times to thatch buildings, combined with ‘tun’ meaning town. Towns with this name would have had lots of rushes growing in the area. Willie Rushton the English comedian and satirist is a famous bearer of this surname. |
Rushton Statistics
Rushton is the number 1110 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 9,271 share the surname Rushton in the UK.
Why not share the surname Rushton with your friends?
|
|
|
|
|
