Last Name OSBALDESTON

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Meaning Local: Of Osbaldeston, a township in the parish of Blackburn, county Lancashire. The Osbaldestons of Osbaldeston had a charity in Blackburn Parish church. The meaning is 'the town (i.e. the settlement) of Osbald.' The 'i' and 'e' in Osbaldiston and Osbaldeston are intrusive.
Origin English, Irish



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