# Ash (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ash/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near ash trees.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 21,030 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,709 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,681 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (20,500 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæʃ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ash in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ash in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Ash

- Erica Ash, American actress and comedian (1977–2024)
- Ronnie Ash, American hurdler
- Leslie Ash, British actress

## Similar surnames

Ashe, Asche, Ask, Askew, Aguayo, Agee, Asay, Ahuja, Aoki, Ake, Akey, Ajayi.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.