Dalston

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔːlstən/, /ˈdɒlstən/

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From Middle English Derleston, Dorleston; from Old English Dēorlāf + tūn. Doublet of Darlaston.

Dalston

1. A residential area in London, in the borough of Hackney, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3484).
   • 2011, Connan Mockasin (lyrics and music), “Forever Dolphin Love”:

     From memories that never change / Of Dalston / Forever Dolphin Love

Uncertain. Bosworth-Toller identifies the Cumbrian village's name as being from Old English Dægsanstān, known for the Battle of Degsastan, but later scholars believe that the battle happened in an area named Dawstane (whoses name could also phonetically descend from Dægsanstān), in Liddesdale to the northeast of Cumbria.

Dalston

1. A village and civil parish in Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3650). [1]

From either one of the above etymologies.

Dalston (countable and uncountable, plural Dalstons)

1. A community in Springwater, Ontario, Canada.
2. A habitational surname.

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Dalston is the 341161^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 48 individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dalston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 406.

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