# Alston

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #40,111

## Definitions
1. A place in England:
2. A place in England:
3. A place in England:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A place in the United States:
8. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English Ælfes (given name with possessive) tun, translating as "Ælf's town".

## Easily confused with
- **alto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alston-vs-alto)
- **Aston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alston-vs-aston)
- **Anton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alston-vs-anton)
- **arson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alston-vs-arson)
- **Alton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alston-vs-alton)
- **Anson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alston-vs-anson)
- **Astor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alston-vs-astor)
- **Austin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alston-vs-austin)
- **Ashton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alston-vs-ashton)
- **Austen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alston-vs-austen)
- **Ayrton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alston-vs-ayrton)
- **also** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/also-vs-alston)
- **Alon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-alston)
- **acton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acton-vs-alston)
- **Alison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alison-vs-alston)
- **Albion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albion-vs-alston)

## Common misspellings (9)
`allston`, `alsotn`, `alsston`, `alstno`, `alstonn`, `alstton`, `altson`, `aslton`, `laston`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alston