Baston Family History
Baston Name Meaning
French and English (of Norman origin): from Old French bastun ‘stick’ used as a nickname for a dignitary who carried a staff as part of his function or perhaps for an officious person or someone who walked with the aid of a stick. English: habitational name from Baston in Lincolnshire named with the Old Norse personal name Bak + Old English tūn ‘farmstead’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022