Athelstan

Alston could be a modern form. Source: https://anglisc.miraheze.org/wiki/Anglish_Given_Names (See Anglo-Saxon Names category)

This name never fell out of use after the Middle Ages and is still in use today, albeit fairly rarely. As such, you might want to consider assigning the usage of "English (Rare)" to this name. [noted -ed] For more information, please see:

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- (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Athelstan&last=&search=Zoeken
- Australia: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?givenname_exact=on&givenname=Athelstan&record_country=Australia&count=20
- Canada: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?givenname_exact=on&givenname=Athelstan&record_country=Canada&count=20
- England: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?givenname_exact=on&givenname=Athelstan&record_country=England&count=20
- New Zealand: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?givenname_exact=on&givenname=Athelstan&record_country=New%20Zealand&count=20
- USA: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?givenname_exact=on&givenname=Athelstan&record_country=United%20States&count=20

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I was also able to find several bearers on Wikipedia, most of which were born in the 19th century. Here they are:

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• Athelstan Beckwith (1930-2010), an Australian chemist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_Beckwith (in English)
• Athelstan Braxton Hicks (1854-1902), an English coroner who was the son of the well-known obstetrician John Braxton Hicks (1823-1897):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_Braxton_Hicks (in English)
• Athelstan Caroe (1903-1988), an English grain merchant and broker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_Caroe (in English)
• Athelstan Cornish-Bowden (1871-1942), an English land surveyor who was active in South Africa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_Cornish-Bowden (in English)
• Athelstan Popkess (1895–1967), an English Chief Constable who was awarded a CBE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_Popkess (in English)
• Athelstan Rendall (1871-1948), an English politician: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_Rendall (in English)
• Athelstan Riley (1858-1945), an English hymn writer and hymn translator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_Riley (in English)
• Athelstan Saw (1868-1929), an Australian politician: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_Saw (in English)
• Athelstan Spilhaus (1911-1998), a South African-American geophysicist and oceanographer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_Spilhaus (in English)