Ashton (surname)
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Ashton is an English surname typically derived from various place names meaning "ash tree town" or "ash settlement."
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
surname
ⓘ
toponymic surname ⓘ |
| category |
English toponymic surnames
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Surnames from given names: no ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | various English place names called Ashton ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
ash tree
ⓘ
town or settlement ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | derived from Old English elements "æsc" (ash tree) and "tūn" (enclosure, settlement, town) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUsage | medieval England ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNameType | locational surname ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Ashton family of Ashton-under-Lyne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ashton family of Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | England ⓘ |
| hasPlaceNameOrigin |
Ashton, Cheshire, England
NERFINISHED
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Ashton, Cornwall, England NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashton, Devon, England NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashton, Herefordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashton, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashton, Northamptonshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpelling | Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant | de Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDerivedFromTopographicalFeature | ash trees near a settlement ⓘ |
| means |
ash settlement
ⓘ
ash tree town ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
Referenced by (1)
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