Towns Named Easton: 20 in the US, 5 in the UK

Easton: A Transatlantic Place Name

United States (20+):

• Easton, CA; CT; IL; KS; LA; ME; MD; MA; MN; MO; NE; NH; NJ; NY; NC; OR; PA; TX; WA; WV; WI
• Most notable: Easton, PA (Crayola, Lafayette College, Forks of Delaware); Easton, MD (Talbot County seat, colonial); Easton, MA (Ames Shovel Works, Shovel Town)

United Kingdom (5):

• Easton, Bristol (inner city)
• Easton, Hampshire (near Winchester)
• Easton, Lincolnshire (near Stamford)
• Easton, Norfolk (near Norwich)
• Easton, Suffolk (near Framlingham)

Etymology

Old English ēast tūn = "east farm/settlement" — typically east of a mother village or manor. Common in both countries due to shared Anglo-Saxon roots.