Ashton

Ashton meaning and name origin

Ashton \a-sh-ton\ as a girl's name (also used as boy's name Ashton), is pronounced ASH-ten. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Ashton 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.

Popularity of Ashton

Ashton is a very popular first name for women (#1681 out of 4276) and also a very popular surname or last name for all people (#2432 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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