Colston is a surname, and also a given name. The name has several origins. It is sometimes from a

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English pe ...

given name ''Colstan'', probably from

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

''kol'' "charcoal" and ''steinn'' "stone". It may also be an English habitation name, from

Colston Bassett Colston Bassett is an English village in the Vale of Belvoir, in the Rushcliffe district of southeast Nottinghamshire, close to its border with Leicestershire. It lies by the River Smite. The population in 2001 of 225, including Wiverton Hall ...

Car Colston Car Colston is an English village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish at the time of the 2011 census was 185, falling to 171 at the 2021 census. Location and transport Car Colston l ...

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

, or from

Coulston Coulston (until 1934 called East Coulston) is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, five miles northeast of the town of Westbury, just north of the B3098 road. The village lies under the north slope of Salisbury Plain and the paris ...

Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated to Wilts) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It borders Gloucestershire to the north, Oxfordshire to the north-east, Berkshire to the east, Hampshire to the south-east, Dorset to the south, and Somerset to ...

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Bob Colston Robert Colston (27 June 1928 – 24 March 2013) was a broadcaster who was famous in the United Kingdom as the voice of the football results on ITV's various Saturday afternoon football results programmes for 27 years between 1972 and 1999. Colst ...

(1928–2013), British sports broadcaster * Charles Colston, 1st Baron Roundway (1854–1925), British Conservative Party politician * David Colston, American politician *

Edward Colston Edward Colston (2 November 1636 – 11 October 1721) was an English merchant, Atlantic slave trade, slave trader, philanthropy, philanthropist and Tories (British political party), Tory Member of Parliament. Colston followed his father in th ...

(1636–1721), British merchant, benefactor to Bristol, slave trader and Member of Parliament * Edward Colston (MP for Wells) (died 1719), English Member of Parliament * Edward Colston (U.S. Representative) (1786–1852), U.S. Representative from Virginia * Edward Murray Colston, 2nd Baron Roundway (1880–1944), British army officer *

Fifi Colston Fifi Colston (born 5 July 1960) is a writer, illustrator, poet, wearable arts designer, costume and props maker for the film industry and television presenter. She has written or illustrated over 30 books and is also a veteran entrant, finalist ...

(born 1960), New Zealand artist and author * Fred Colston (1884–1918), American tennis player *

Mal Colston Malcolm Arthur Colston (5 April 1938 – 23 August 2003) was an Australian politician who served as a Australian Senate, Senator for Queensland from 1975 to 1999. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party, Labor Party until 1996, when he res ...

(1938–2003), Australian politician *

Marques Colston Marques E. Colston ( born June 5, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Hofstra Pride, and was selected by the New Orleans Sai ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Peter Colston (ornithologist) Peter R. Colston (born 1935) is an English ornithologist. Colston was Senior Curator at the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum until his retirement in 1995. He joined the staff of the museum in 1961, and made collecting trips ...

(born 1935), English ornithologist * Peter Colston (rugby union) (died 2022), English rugby union player and coach * Raleigh E. Colston (1825–1896), American professor, soldier, cartographer, and writer *

William Colston William Colston (fl. 1610–1612) was an Englishman and one of the first settlers in the colony at Cuper's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was almost certainly a native of Bristol, England, and travelled to Newfoundland in 1610 as ...

(), English settler in Newfoundland

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Howell Colston Featherston Howell Colston Featherston (April 27, 1871 – January 5, 1958) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is comp ...

(1871–1958), American politician * William Colston Leigh Sr. (1910–1992), American founder of the Leigh Bureau speakers agency *

Sir Nicholas Colston Lockyer Sir Nicholas Colston Lockyer ISO (6 October 1855 – 26 August 1933) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as head of the Department of Trade and Customs. Life and career Lockyer was born in Woolloomooloo, Sydney on 6 ...

(1855–1933), Australian public servant *

Colston Loveland Colston Loveland (born April 9, 2004) is an American professional football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning a national championship in 2023 and ...

(born 2004), American football player *

Edward Colston Marshall Edward Colston Marshall (June 29, 1821 – July 9, 1893) was an American politician who served as congressman from California's at-large district from 1851 to 1853, and as California attorney general from 1883 to 1887. He was a member of the De ...

(1821–1893), American politician *

Bruce Colston Trapnell Jr Bruce Colston Trapnell Jr. (born 1982) is an assistant professor in the Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington. He was awarded the Overton Prize by the International Society for Computational Biology The International S ...

(born 1982), American bioinformatician *

Colston Warne Colston Estey Warne (August 14, 1900 – May 20, 1987) was an American professor of economics and one of the founders of Consumers Union (along with Arthur Kallet), in 1936. He served as president of the board of directors from 1936 to 1979. H ...

(1900–1987), American economist *

Colston Weatherington Colston Weatherington (born October 29, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Central Missouri Mules ...

(born 1977), American football player *

Colston Westbrook Colston Richard Westbrook (September 14, 1937 – August 3, 1989) was an American teacher and linguist who worked in the fields of minority education and literacy. At the University of California, Berkeley, he established a program of prison outr ...

(1937–1989), American teacher and linguist

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