Ashton

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Asheton

Etymology

From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæʃtən/
• (US) enPR: ăsh'tən

Proper noun

Ashton

1. A common place name in England:
   1. A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).
   2. A village in Breage parish, south-west Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6028).
   3. A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3868).
   4. A civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, which includes Lower Ashton and Higher Ashton
   5. A settlement in Bishop's Waltham parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5419).
   6. A village in Eye, Moreton and Ashton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5164).
   7. A small village and civil parish near Oundle, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0588).
   8. A small village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7649).
   9. A hamlet in Chapel Allerton parish, Somerset, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4149).
   10. Former name of Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, renamed by 2015.
2. A suburb of Gourock, Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2377).
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A ghost town in California.
   2. An unincorporated community in Ben Hill County, Georgia.
   3. A city in Fremont County, Idaho.
   4. A village in Lee County, Illinois.
   5. A minor city in Osceola County, Iowa.
   6. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
   7. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
   8. An unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Osceola County, Michigan.
   9. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
   10. A village in Sherman County, Nebraska.
   11. A minor city in Spink County, South Dakota.
   12. An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.
   13. An unincorporated community in the town of Springfield, Dane County, Wisconsin.
4. A town in South Australia, Australia.
5. A rural locality in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
6. A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place names.
7. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Ashton Gate
• Ashton Hayes
• Ashtonian
• Ashton-in-Makerfield
• Ashton Keynes
• Ashton Moss
• Ashton-on-Ribble
• Ashton under Hill
• Ashton-under-Lyne
• Ashton Vale
• Bower Ashton
• Cold Ashton
• Eye, Moreton and Ashton
• Long Ashton

 

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿什頓／阿什顿 (Āshídùn)

• Marathi: अ‍ॅशटन (a‍ĕśṭan)
• Persian: اشتون (ašton)

villages in Cornwall

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿什頓／阿什顿 (Āshídùn)

• Cornish: Trevonnen
• Marathi: अ‍ॅशटन (a‍ĕśṭan)

References

• U. S. Census Bureau genealogy name search based on 1990 census indicates 0.005% of population had the name "Ashton" as a surname, none had it as a male name, and 0.004% had it as a female given name.
• Pareles, J. (2003, August 12). ROCK REVIEW; Still Wildly Gyrating After All These Years. New York Times. Retrieved May 23, 2006.

Further reading

• New York Times [1]
• U.S. Census Bureau [2]

Anagrams

• Haston, shanto, shat on