Coal town or Coles settlement
An English surname-turned-given name, likely derived from the Old English 'Col' (charcoal or the personal name Cole) and 'tun' (settlement or town). It follows the popular trend of two-syllable names ending in -ton, offering a more unique alternative to Colton or Weston.
Less common today
Coleston isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,559 in 2020.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
A character in the television series Black Sails · Black Sails
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
