Ashby Name Meaning: Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'aesctun', 'aesc'(meaning ash)and 'tun (meaning town).May have also been taken from a places named Ashby throughout England.
A surname which may have been given to someone who lived or came from a town with ash trees growing in it. or from residence at a farm (byr) amongst ash trees.
Discover how your Ashby ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 54 |
| Berkshire | 41 |
| Cambridgeshire | 91 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 42 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 20 |
| Derbyshire | 97 |
| Devon | 33 |
| Dorset | 9 |
| Durham | 27 |
| Essex | 166 |
| Gloucestershire | 34 |
| Hampshire | 55 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 184 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 80 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 534 |
| Lancashire | 216 |
| Leicestershire | 149 |
| Lincolnshire | 82 |
| London | 765 |
| Middlesex | 185 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 81 |
| Northamptonshire | 386 |
| Nottinghamshire | 72 |
| Oxfordshire | 40 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 80 |
| Shropshire | 17 |
| Suffolk | 31 |
| Somerset | 42 |
| Surrey | 174 |
| Sussex | 168 |
| Staffordshire | 79 |
| Warwickshire | 377 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 28 |
| Worcestershire | 26 |
| Yorkshire | 367 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 10 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 807 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 118 |
| General Labourer | 67 |
| Dress Maker | 48 |
| Domestic Servant | 45 |
| Farmer | 42 |
| Living On Own Means | 38 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 33 |
| Farm Labourer | 31 |
| General Servant | 29 |
| Labourer | 28 |
| Laundress | 25 |
| Carpenter | 25 |
| Grocer | 20 |
| General Servant Domestic | 20 |
| Clerk | 20 |
| Gardener | 19 |
| Farm Servant | 17 |
| Coal Miner | 17 |
| Cotton Weaver | 15 |
| House Keeper | 14 |
| General Domestic Servant | 13 |
| Tailor | 13 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 13 |
| Bricklayer | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Ashby | 2,209 |
| Mary Ashby | 1,991 |
| John Ashby | 1,736 |
| Elizabeth Ashby | 1,390 |
| George Ashby | 1,295 |
| Sarah Ashby | 1,248 |
| Thomas Ashby | 1,225 |
| James Ashby | 810 |
| Charles Ashby | 709 |
| Ann Ashby | 703 |
| Henry Ashby | 671 |
| Joseph Ashby | 572 |
| Frederick Ashby | 552 |
| Jane Ashby | 529 |
| Alfred Ashby | 525 |
| Eliza Ashby | 525 |
| Emma Ashby | 512 |
| Robert Ashby | 503 |
| Annie Ashby | 447 |
| Ellen Ashby | 435 |
| Alice Ashby | 434 |
| Arthur Ashby | 419 |
| Edward Ashby | 387 |
| Emily Ashby | 355 |
| Albert Ashby | 336 |