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Walestun Surname Definition:
WALESTUN: William de Walestun, juror on inquest held in chapel of St. Katherine, Baveley, 1280 (Bain, IV, 1762) may have derived his name from Walston near Penicuik. There is also Walston near Kilmarnock, and another near Tarbolton. compare Macwalstoun.
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WALESTUN: William de Walestun, juror on inquest held in chapel of St. Katherine, Baveley, 1280 (Bain, IV, 1762) may have derived his name from Walston near Penicuik. There is also Walston near Kilmarnock, and another near Tarbolton. compare Macwalstoun.
— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walletun | 88 | 9 | / |
| Walleston | 82 | 41 | / |
| Walheston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Walston | 80 | 7,658 | / |
| Walleton | 75 | 36 | / |
| Walytung | 75 | 35 | / |
| Wallston | 75 | 14 | / |
| Walitung | 75 | 12 | / |
| Woleston | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wahlston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wualston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waliston | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woolstun | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wahleton | 75 | 0 | / |
| Walliston | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wooleston | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wolleston | 71 | 3 | / |
| Walistton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wolston | 67 | 48 | / |
| Waliton | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wolleaston | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woolleston | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wooleaston | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woolston | 63 | 3,759 | / |
| Valleton | 63 | 135 | / |
| Wollston | 63 | 9 | / |
| Woliston | 63 | 2 | / |
| Wolleton | 63 | 1 | / |
| Walliton | 63 | 0 | / |
| Wolliston | 59 | 244 | / |
| Wooliston | 59 | 25 | / |
| Valliston | 59 | 1 | / |
| Woollston | 59 | 1 | / |
| Woolstoon | 59 | 1 | / |
| Woolstonn | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wollshteun | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bolytun | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wolliton | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hualiton | 50 | 1 | / |
| Valitton | 50 | 1 | / |
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