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 | 169 |
| Buckinghamshire | 97 |
| Berkshire | 56 |
| Cambridgeshire | 86 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 50 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 152 |
| Devon | 37 |
| Dorset | 11 |
| Durham | 33 |
| Essex | 280 |
| Gloucestershire | 41 |
| Hampshire | 82 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 185 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 36 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 653 |
| Lancashire | 140 |
| Leicestershire | 177 |
| Lincolnshire | 95 |
| London | 849 |
| Middlesex | 231 |
| Northumberland | 15 |
| Norfolk | 107 |
| Northamptonshire | 420 |
| Nottinghamshire | 78 |
| Oxfordshire | 47 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 36 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 51 |
| Somerset | 35 |
| Surrey | 302 |
| Sussex | 175 |
| Staffordshire | 102 |
| Warwickshire | 440 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 22 |
| Worcestershire | 38 |
| Yorkshire | 478 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 31 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 79 |
| General Labourer | 67 |
| Farmer | 49 |
| General Servant Domestic | 45 |
| Scholar | 44 |
| Dress Maker | 39 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 37 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 31 |
| Cook Domestic | 30 |
| Domestic Servant | 24 |
| Laundress Wash | 24 |
| Carpenter | 21 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 21 |
| Charwoman | 18 |
| Dressmaker | 18 |
| Gardener Domestic | 16 |
| Butcher | 13 |
| Servant Domestic | 13 |
| House Maid Domestic | 12 |
| Farm Labourer | 12 |
| Grocer | 12 |
| Clerk | 11 |
| Milliner | 11 |
| School Teacher | 11 |
| Coal Miner | 10 |
| 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 |