Ash Surname

8,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Ash Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ash,' from the original bearer's residence by a certain ash-tree; compare Birch, Oak, Lynde, and v. Nash. 'Esche-tre-fraxinus': Promptorium Parvulorum.

John de le Es, Norfolk, 1273.

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Ash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,5851:12,6801,581
India11,6141:66,0474,495
England8,8951:6,264898
Canada3,3331:11,0551,656
Australia3,0191:8,9421,332
Egypt2,5021:36,7453,820
Bangladesh1,6221:98,2474,266
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
Pakistan8021:222,7485,246
Nigeria6991:253,42314,617
South Africa6561:82,58810,193
Wales4621:6,698744
New Zealand4411:10,2681,782
Jordan4181:21,1543,062
Afghanistan3191:100,7942,595
Trinidad and Tobago3011:4,531741
Scotland2761:19,3982,279
Indonesia2541:520,66642,361
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Malaysia1411:209,17912,210
Belize1201:2,962605
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1121:1,006226
Bahamas971:4,039447
France911:729,92091,032
Iraq891:393,5027,096
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Israel641:133,71314,383
China581:23,574,5101,290
Liberia561:78,7246,600
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Iran481:1,599,63662,090
Lebanon461:122,5456,622
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Guyana431:17,7262,302
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Burkina Faso291:632,8317,862
Jamaica281:102,4984,206
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Panama271:144,8984,800
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Libya251:249,7591,033
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Guernsey221:2,929767
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
Sweden161:615,42245,338
United Arab Emirates161:572,64223,583
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Oman121:307,3314,704
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Palestine101:454,88512,564
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Armenia41:732,54511,666
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Samoa41:48,452659
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brunei31:139,5773,009
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Grenada31:36,1781,426
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland791:56,0744,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,7921:5,087774
Wales971:16,169965
Scotland541:69,3194,089
Guernsey101:3,266579
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6261:7,579967

Ash (41,706) may also be a first name.

Ash Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ash,' from the original bearer's residence by a certain ash-tree; compare Birch, Oak, Lynde, and v. Nash. 'Esche-tre-fraxinus': Promptorium Parvulorum.

John de le Es, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de le Es, Norfolk, ibid.

Agnes Ate Nasse, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Henry de Asse, Warwickshire, ibid.

Joan atte-Eshe, Norfolk, 1345: History of Norfolk.

Roger atte-Ashe, temp. Edward II, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

John at-Ash, of Bintre, Norfolk, 1349: History of Norfolk.

Robertus del Asch, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John atte Assh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1611. Baptised — Thomas, s. Antony Ashe: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1635. Married — John Drew and Elizabeth Ash: St. Antholin (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Dweller at the Ash-Tree. [Old English æsc, dat. sing. æsce] 2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Æsc = (fig.) Spear. [Old English æsc, ash, of which wood a spear-shaft was generally made] Æsc, King of Kent, was a son of Hen- gest.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who lived near the ash tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

There are places so called in Derbyshire, Surrey, Hampshire, and elsewhere. It seems probable, however, that the name was sometimes adopted from residence near a remarkable ash tree. We find the Atten-Ashe of the XIV. cent. contracted into Nashe soon after. In the H.R. it is latinized ad Fraxinam and de Fraxitno. The French Dufresne is its synonym.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Derbyshire; in the Domesday Book, Eisse.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

Askvoll is a municipality and village in Western Norway (Sogn og Fjordane). Since naming acts were applied relatively late in Norway (1923), many of the most common Norwegian surnames derive from towns, farms, or the landscape.

Askvoll is translated to 'ash woods'.

- Emily Ash

Ash Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ash Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ash (Arabic: عصه, Hindi: आश, Marathi: आश, Oriya: ଆଶ୍, Tibetan: ཨཤ་) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ash click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ash? popularity and diffusion

Ash is the 8,360th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 106,879 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Ash live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 21,480th most prevalent first name globally, held by 41,706 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 28,585 people, or 1 in 12,680. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 137 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Ash Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ash has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ash surname increased 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 476 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 511 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ash Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ash surname is primarily Anglican (38%) in Ireland, Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Muslim (51%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ash surname are 12.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.11% registered with the party.

The amount Ash earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.96% more than the national average, earning R 425,280 per year; in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $49,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashe8618,647/
Hash8615,603/
Gash865,112/
Aish863,781/
Asch862,727/
Eash862,335/
Atsh86349/
Aash86327/
Aush86141/
Ashd8679/
Aysh8667/
Asht8663/
Aesh8663/
Ahsh8652/
Asph8632/
Assh8622/
Adsh8617/
Ashh865/
Ashs863/
Azsh862/
As80103,546/
Ah8014,859/
Asche754,011/
Gasch753,920/
Aishe753,638/
Hashe752,501/
Haish751,669/
Hasch751,474/
Gaush75682/
Ausch75282/
Athsh75132/
Hasht75107/
Gaish75106/
Aisch7587/
Aaish7575/
Aesch7562/
Hashj7556/
Atsch7536/
Aasht7533/
Gaash7531/
Ayshe7530/
Hadsh7527/
Aushe7515/
Aashe7515/
Aashd7514/
Haush7513/
Ashtt7512/
Atshe758/
Ashhd758/
Aashh758/
Ashsh757/
Ashch757/
Adshe755/
Hashh755/
Heash754/
Hatsh754/
Gashs753/
Aishs753/
Aishh753/
Gaysh752/
Ahshs752/
Hasdh752/
Hassh752/
Hashs752/
Hgash752/
Haysh752/
Aaysh752/
Ahash752/
Aadsh752/
Hazsh751/
Eashe751/
Eassh751/
Ayseh751/
Haash751/
Haesh751/
Ahush751/
Ashph751/
Gassh751/
Aisht751/
Hashd751/
Aushz751/
Ashøj751/
Aysht751/
Ayshs751/
Adsth751/
Ashsd751/
Ashdd751/
Arzsh751/
Asshh751/
Atshd751/
Hasjh751/
Astch750/
Easht750/
Easch750/
Asd6724,106/
Has6719,866/
Aas6711,285/
Gas6710,351/
Ase679,457/
Esh676,622/
Aha676,557/
Asp676,363/
Ais675,826/
Ast675,563/
Ass673,489/
Ach673,389/
Aus672,902/
Ahu671,917/
Hah671,741/
Hausch671,740/
Osh671,643/
Aah671,574/
Ays671,496/
Haisch671,415/
Azh671,031/
Hasche67997/
Eas67728/
Gaasch67632/
Aih67568/
Haasch67530/
Adh67473/
Ads67434/
Ahs67358/
Gaisch67351/
Hatsch67319/
Ats67223/
Aph67221/
Gausch67213/
Hashsh67183/
Ayh67176/
Auh67172/
Ahy67156/
Autsch67155/
Ajs6769/
Haishe6763/
Haesch6753/
Asz6751/
Aysheh6746/
Assche6742/
Aysseh6740/
Axs6739/
Ashova6732/
Ahc6729/
Ahj6728/
Axh6726/
Ajh6721/
Ahh6719/
Asj6719/
Hahash6718/
Azs6717/
Aysche6716/
Asc6712/
Aahshh679/
Gashsh677/
Heashe676/
Aadshe675/
Ashche675/
Gaaish674/
Aaishh674/
Aís674/
Aashph672/
Haushe672/
Ahashe672/
Aså672/
Aïs672/
Asx672/
Hathsh671/
Hausht671/
Haysch671/
Hayshp671/
Eausch671/
Haidsh671/
Hadshe671/
Hatshe671/
Hatshp671/
Hassch671/
Èsh671/
Hascht671/
Ahá671/
Aishch671/
Aishse671/
Ahgish671/
Aayshh671/
Aashst671/
D'Aish671/
Atsche671/
Asì671/
Asȍ671/
Asschh671/
Asehge671/
Açs671/
Aysshe671/
Ashshe671/
Ashowa671/
Ajhsjh671/
Aasshh671/
A'S671/
Aishsh671/
Gahshs671/
Hausth671/
Aische670/
Aitsch670/

Ash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ash in the Hindi language
आशasa90.29
ाशasa3.67
आसasa2.95
अशasa1.4
आशा़asa0.44
आशाasa0.39
Ash in the Marathi language
आशasa75.86
अशasa12.73
आसasa11.14
Ash in the Oriya language
ଆଶ୍as50
ଆଶasa39.09
ଆସasa10.91
Ash in the Tibetan language
ཨཤ་asha49.86
ཨཱཤ་asha32.6
ཨཤི་ashi7.67
ཨེཤ་esha2.74
ཨེས་é2.47
ཨཱས་é1.1
ཨཤasha0.82
ཨཤཱ་asha0.55
ཨ་ཤ་asha0.55
ཨསི་asi0.55
ཨས་é0.55
ཨཤཱasha0.27
ཨ་ཤེས་ashé0.27
Ash in the Arabic language
عصهsh-
آشash-

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