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Surname Etymology and Meaning of ASTIN

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English: from a reduced form of the Anglo-Norman French personal name Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill, composed of the elements áss ‘god’ + ketill ‘kettle’, ‘helmet’ (see Haskell, Askin).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)