Athelstan Forename
Approximately 95 people bear this name
Athelstan Forename Definition:
A male name. Old English Æthelstane, compound of æthel ‘noble’ and stan ‘stone’, the name of a ting of Wessex (925-40) son of Edward the Elder. It was a common Old English name, but seems not to have survived the No man Conquest. It was revived in the 19th C, perhaps as a result of Scott’s use of it in Ivanhoe.
Read More About This ForenameAthelstan Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | - | 32 | 1:11,329,281 | 109,996 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 15 | 1:11,837,624 | 127,959 |
| England | 100% | 11 | 1:5,054,811 | 45,959 |
| South Africa | 100% | 9 | 1:6,059,183 | 119,004 |
| Philippines | 100% | 5 | 1:21,201,895 | 240,180 |
| Barbados | - | 5 | 1:57,958 | 2,168 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Liberia | - | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Canada | - | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
Athelstan Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old English Æthelstane, compound of æthel ‘noble’ and stan ‘stone’, the name of a ting of Wessex (925-40) son of Edward the Elder. It was a common Old English name, but seems not to have survived the No man Conquest. It was revived in the 19th C, perhaps as a result of Scott’s use of it in Ivanhoe.
Æthelstan, Achestan, Athestan, Adestan Adstan, Aistan. Alestan Domesday Book 1086.
M. This almost obsolescent A. -S. ‘Christian’ (‘noble stone’) is an example of the 28 pages of names recorded by Searle as beginning with œthel, noble: cf. Ethelred.
A name of Saxon origin, signifying ‘noble stone,’ i. e. noble protection.
Teutonic (masculine) - The most noble.
Athelstan Forename Popularity
Athelstan Demographics
Average Athelstan Salary in
United States
$52,897 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athelstane | 95 | 14 | / |
| Aethelstan | 95 | 3 | / |
| Athelston | 89 | 78 | / |
| Ethelstan | 89 | 12 | / |
| Athelstam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Atholstan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Athelstone | 84 | 22 | / |
| Athelstein | 84 | 6 | / |
| Athalsttan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Atheleston | 84 | 1 | / |
| Atelston | 82 | 2 | / |
| Atlestan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Athelsteine | 80 | 2 | / |
| Athelestone | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ethelston | 78 | 8 | / |
| Atholston | 78 | 1 | / |
| Atlestane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ethelstein | 74 | 2 | / |
| Atholeston | 74 | 2 | / |
| Athaleston | 74 | 1 | / |
| Etilstan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atilston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atleston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ethilston | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hetalston | 67 | 1 | / |
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