# Poston

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #83,635

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.

## Etymology
Two main origins:
* Topographic surname for someone who lived near a poster or back gate, from Old French posterne (“postern”).
* Habitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire, from an Old English personal name *Possa + þorn (“thorn”).

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