Alliston (surname)

This article lists the origins of the Alliston surname found mainly in Essex and Suffolk. It also mentions the Liston and Alston variants which can also be traced to the same area but which also have origins in other locations. It is basically a timeline of events and people from the earliest recordings of the surnames.

This surname is most popular in South West Suffolk and North Essex England. Variants include Alliston, Elliston, Allaston, Ellystone, Alston, Liston.

The surname can be traced to the village of Liston that existed at the time of the Domesday book through the family that took its name in the late 12th century. It includes the connections to the Scottish variant but excludes the other origins of the name Alston and has no material on the origins of the Irish Listons.