Meaning:
christians
Keason (EN) / Tregristyon (KW)
Type:
Parish:
Hundred:
Elements notes:
Tre 'farmstead, settlement' + kristyon 'christians'
Historic forms:
Keason, St Ive is recorded as Kestyngton 1175. Keyston 1571. Kesting is found as a surname:
1. “Kesten”: Low German ‘to search/hunt’.
2. “Kersting”: Patronymic ‘Christianus’ or ‘Christian’.