Ashton - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Ashton \a-sh-ton\ is pronounced ASH-ten. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "ash tree town". Surname used as a given name. Occurs occasionally as a boys' name in England from the 1600s, but now it is used mainly for girls, perhaps due to the vogue for Ashley. Choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton; museum executive Ashton Hawkins; actor Ashton Kutcher.

Ashton has 6 variant forms: Ash, Ashford, Ashtin, Ashtun, Assheton and Aston.

For more information, see also the related name Ashby.

A baby name that sounds like Ashton is Achidan.

Ashton is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ashton. Click here to compare Ashton with related baby names.