From the farmstead by the marsh
Maston is an English habitational surname derived from Old English elements. It likely stems from 'mersc' meaning marsh and 'tun' meaning enclosure or settlement, indicating a person who lived near a marshy farmstead. It is a rare variant of the more common Marsden or Marston.
Less common today
Maston isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,341 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
American film actor active in the early 20th century
