Liston Family History
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Liston Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Essex, so named from the Old English personal name Lissa (probably a pet form of Leofsige; see Livesay 2) + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Scottish: habitational name from places in West Lothian and Midlothian, which probably have the same origin as in 1. This surname is also found in Ireland.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Linton, Litton, Leston, Lipton, Hilton, Lifton, Luxton, Winton