Ashton (surname)

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Ashton is an English surname typically derived from various place names meaning "ash tree town" or "ash settlement."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf surname
toponymic surname
category English toponymic surnames
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
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

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Ashton hasSurnameOrigin Ashton (surname)