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.
Discover how your Ash ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 18 |
| Buckinghamshire | 53 |
| Berkshire | 28 |
| Cambridgeshire | 20 |
| Channel Islands | 17 |
| Cheshire | 81 |
| Cornwall | 82 |
| Cumberland | 26 |
| Derbyshire | 95 |
| Devon | 621 |
| Dorset | 65 |
| Durham | 121 |
| Essex | 101 |
| Gloucestershire | 261 |
| Hampshire | 281 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 28 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 191 |
| Lancashire | 341 |
| Leicestershire | 36 |
| Lincolnshire | 137 |
| London | 1,066 |
| Middlesex | 170 |
| Northumberland | 59 |
| Norfolk | 10 |
| Northamptonshire | 31 |
| Nottinghamshire | 134 |
| Oxfordshire | 21 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
| Shropshire | 56 |
| Suffolk | 16 |
| Somerset | 225 |
| Surrey | 79 |
| Sussex | 24 |
| Staffordshire | 571 |
| Warwickshire | 178 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 103 |
| Worcestershire | 99 |
| Yorkshire | 381 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 111 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 34 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 85 |
| General Labourer | 60 |
| Farmer | 59 |
| General Servant Domestic | 48 |
| Dress Maker | 44 |
| Scholar | 43 |
| Cook Domestic | 35 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 30 |
| Carpenter | 25 |
| Domestic Servant | 25 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 23 |
| House Maid Domestic | 21 |
| Tailor | 20 |
| Charwoman | 17 |
| Tailoress | 17 |
| Laundress Wash | 15 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 15 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 14 |
| Nurse Domestic | 13 |
| Dressmaker | 12 |
| House Painter | 12 |
| Carter On Farm | 12 |
| School | 11 |
| Blacksmith | 11 |
| Attending School | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Ash | 2,636 |
| Mary Ash | 2,478 |
| John Ash | 2,095 |
| Elizabeth Ash | 1,604 |
| Thomas Ash | 1,391 |
| George Ash | 1,352 |
| Sarah Ash | 1,344 |
| James Ash | 939 |
| Ann Ash | 816 |
| Henry Ash | 736 |
| Joseph Ash | 687 |
| Charles Ash | 681 |
| Jane Ash | 634 |
| Eliza Ash | 525 |
| Robert Ash | 507 |
| Annie Ash | 492 |
| Richard Ash | 488 |
| Frederick Ash | 472 |
| Emma Ash | 468 |
| Ellen Ash | 446 |
| Alice Ash | 433 |
| Edward Ash | 432 |
| Emily Ash | 402 |
| Arthur Ash | 387 |
| Albert Ash | 330 |
| 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 |
The surname Ash is the most popular version of all its varients