The story
From Chester + -ton. For the place in the United States, from a shortening of Westchester (the name of the township it belongs to) + -ton.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A surname. Full definition →
From Chester + -ton. For the place in the United States, from a shortening of Westchester (the name of the township it belongs to) + -ton.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.