Settlement of Rohesia
Derived from an Old English place name meaning 'Rohesia's town'. Rohesia was a Norman female name, likely meaning 'famous type', and the town of Royston in Hertfordshire grew around a cross she erected.
Less common today
Royston isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,240 in 1996.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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