Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings English : A variation of August Boy name variations Asten Aston How Popular Is The Name Astin Family name origins & meanings 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). Famous people with this last name Sean Astin