Meston as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Meston

What is the meaning of the name Meston ?

The baby name Meston is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɛstən/ (MES-tən).

Meston is English, Scottish in Origin.

Meston is a rare given name derived from a Scottish and northern English surname. Linguistically it is habitational: the -ton element comes from Old English tūn, “farm, enclosure, settlement,” while the first element is likely linked to Old English mōs/mōse, “moss, bog,” yielding the sense “settlement by the marsh.” The surname concentrates historically in northeast Scotland (Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire) and appears in records from the early modern period. Notable bearers include Archibald Meston, the Australian explorer and writer, and James Scorgie Meston, 1st Baron Meston.

As a given name, Meston follows the British and Australasian practice of adopting family surnames as first names, with sporadic use from the late 19th century onward. Variant spellings include Meeston and Moston (sometimes conflated with Maston, of different origin). The name is typically masculine but remains broadly unisex, prized for its brisk, place‑name clarity and quietly rugged meaning.

⚙ Meston is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 8 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 4 countries.