Ashton - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Ashton \a-sh-

, also used as boy's name Ashton, is pronounced ASH-ten. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "ash tree town". Place name used occasionally as a boy's name in England in the 1600s, but now used mainly for girls, perhaps due to the popularity of Ashley.

Ashton has 2 variant forms: Ashten and Ashtyn.

Ashton is a very common first name for women (#1681 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#2432 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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