Ashley Name Meaning: Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'aesctun', 'aesc'(meaning ash)and 'leah' (meaning wood).
A surname which may have been given to someone who lived or came from a town with ash trees growing in it. May have also been taken from a place of the same name.
Discover how your Ashley 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 | 50 |
| Berkshire | 41 |
| Cambridgeshire | 22 |
| Channel Islands | 13 |
| Cheshire | 478 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 19 |
| Derbyshire | 116 |
| Devon | 25 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 64 |
| Essex | 93 |
| Gloucestershire | 181 |
| Hampshire | 100 |
| Herefordshire | 37 |
| Hertfordshire | 29 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 41 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 170 |
| Lancashire | 805 |
| Leicestershire | 46 |
| Lincolnshire | 185 |
| London | 838 |
| Middlesex | 92 |
| Northumberland | 13 |
| Norfolk | 103 |
| Northamptonshire | 116 |
| Nottinghamshire | 192 |
| Oxfordshire | 27 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 41 |
| Shropshire | 258 |
| Suffolk | 47 |
| Somerset | 189 |
| Surrey | 113 |
| Sussex | 48 |
| Staffordshire | 422 |
| Warwickshire | 183 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 107 |
| Worcestershire | 65 |
| Yorkshire | 371 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 20 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 43 |
| Merionethshire | 8 |
| Montgomeryshire | 32 |
| Monmouthshire | 19 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 916 |
| General Labourer | 93 |
| Coal Miner | 91 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 89 |
| Domestic Servant | 70 |
| Dress Maker | 62 |
| Labourer | 52 |
| Living On Own Means | 52 |
| General Servant Domestic | 46 |
| Laundress | 37 |
| General Servant | 36 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 30 |
| Cotton Weaver | 30 |
| Farm Labourer | 30 |
| Farmer | 26 |
| Carpenter | 24 |
| Blacksmith | 23 |
| Farm Servant | 23 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 19 |
| Errand Boy | 18 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Shoe Maker | 17 |
| Gardener | 17 |
| General Domestic Servant | 16 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Ashley | 2,653 |
| Mary Ashley | 2,625 |
| John Ashley | 2,314 |
| Elizabeth Ashley | 1,758 |
| Thomas Ashley | 1,614 |
| Sarah Ashley | 1,534 |
| George Ashley | 1,472 |
| James Ashley | 1,147 |
| Ann Ashley | 914 |
| Charles Ashley | 858 |
| Joseph Ashley | 843 |
| Henry Ashley | 776 |
| Jane Ashley | 682 |
| Alice Ashley | 604 |
| Eliza Ashley | 573 |
| Annie Ashley | 563 |
| Emma Ashley | 547 |
| Ellen Ashley | 516 |
| Robert Ashley | 511 |
| Martha Ashley | 470 |
| Alfred Ashley | 465 |
| Samuel Ashley | 447 |
| Hannah Ashley | 430 |
| Richard Ashley | 430 |
| Frederick Ashley | 426 |