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語源

Two main origins:

• Topographic surname for someone who lived near a poster or back gate, from Old French posterne (“postern”).
• Habitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire, from an 古期英語 personal name *Possa + þorn (“thorn”).

固有名詞

Poston (countable and uncountable, plural Postons)

1. A surname.
2. A census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Poston is the 3434 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10396 individuals. Poston is most common among White (84.22%) and Black/African American (11.25%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Poston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

アナグラム

• poonts, spot on, spot-on