Ash Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Ash Name Meaning: Thought to have derived from the Anglo Saxon word 'oesc' meaning 'ash'.

A name which was probably given to someone who lived near an ash tree or who was named after a place named Ash or similar.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ash Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ash family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 862
Agricultural Labourer 104
General Labourer 75
Dress Maker 52
Domestic Servant 44
Living On Own Means 43
Farmer 43
Labourer 35
Laundress 31
General Servant 28
General Servant Domestic 27
Living On Her Own Means 25
Carpenter 23
Farm Labourer 23
Gardener 20
Farm Servant 20
Coal Miner 20
General Domestic Servant 19
Tailor 17
Tailoress 17
Baker 16
Butcher 16
Cook Domestic Servant 16
Fisherman 15
Charwoman 15

Ash Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ash 100% 37,260
2 Shea 25% 11,776
3 Ashe 75% 1,676
4 Oshea 40% 1,673
5 Shee 25% 1,617
6 Aish 75% 1,169
7 Shoe 25% 253
8 Eash 75% 171
9 Esh 67% 152
10 Shae 25% 129

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The surname Ash is the most popular version of all its varients

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