Aston (name)

Aston is an English surname and occasionally a given name.

Some notable persons with the name:

Scientists

Sir Aston Webb (1849–1930), English architect and President of the Royal Academy (1919–1924)
Bernard Aston (1871–1951), English chemist and botanist
Francis William Aston (1877–1945), Nobel prize-winning chemist and physicist, and inventor of the mass spectrograph.
Helen Isobel Aston (1934–2020), Australian botanist and ornithologist
Mick Aston (1946–2013), British archaeologist
William George Aston (1841–1911), British consular official and Japanologist

In government

Sir Thomas Aston, 1st Baronet (1600–1646), English politician
Walter Aston (burgess) (c. 1606–1656), member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
Arthur Vincent Aston, official in the Malayan civil service
Aston Kajara, minister in Uganda

In sports

Alfred Aston, French footballer and manager
Bill Aston, British racing driver
Ferdie Aston, South African rugby player
Harry Aston (footballer, born 1855), English footballer
Harry Aston (footballer, born 1881), played for West Bromwich Albion and Walsall
Henry Hervey Aston (1759–1798), English cricketer
Jack Aston (1877–1934), English footballer
John Aston Sr., English footballer, father of Aston Jr.
John Aston Jr., English footballer
John Aston (cricketer), Irish cricketer
Karen Aston, American collegiate basketball player and coach
Ken Aston (1915–2001), English footballer
Mark Aston, British rugby player
Randolph Aston (1869–1930), English rugby player
Aston Croall, English rugby player
Aston Moore, Jamaican athlete
Aston Whiteside (born 1989), American football player

In music

Jay Aston, British singer, formerly with the pop group Bucks Fizz
Hugh Aston (c. 1485–1558)
Michael Aston, rock musician
Peter Aston (1938–2013), English composer and conductor
Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Jamaican musician
Aston Merrygold, British lead singer in JLS
Adam Aston (1902–1993), Polish singer

Writers

Luise Aston (1814–1871), German writer and feminist
Tilly Aston (1873–1947), blind Australian writer and teacher
Aston Cockayne (1605–1684), well-known Cavalier and minor literary figure
Manny Aston, Australian writer and teacher
Constance Aston, seventeenth-century English manuscript author and anthologist (later Constance Aston Fowler)
Elizabeth Aston, English author

In other fields

Arthur Aston (army officer) (1590–1649), professional soldier and supporter of Charles I in the English Civil War
Cawton Aston (active 1693–1733), English builder of spinets
Evelin Winifred Aston (1891–1975), English artist
Sam Aston, British child actor

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 6 November 2025.