How common is the surname Ash?

21,030 people in the United States had the surname Ash in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,681 Americans. It ranked 1,709th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ash?

In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Ash identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Ash?

Erica Ash, American actress and comedian (1977–2024), followed by Ronnie Ash.

Where is the surname Ash most common?

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

Is the surname Ash getting more or less common?

More common. 20,500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,030 in 2010, up 2.6%.

Is Ash also a first name?

Yes. Ash is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ash

A place surname, carried by 21,030 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈæʃ/ 1 syllable Soundex A200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ash is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

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

Ash is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,030 people named Ash in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,681 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,500.

#1,709

rank among US surnames

21,030

people in 2010

7.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,609)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,700	Lovell	21,171	14,583
#1,701	Hoyt	21,169	14,585
#1,702	Spivey	21,161	14,590
#1,703	Jean	21,140	14,605
#1,704	Land	21,116	14,621
#1,705	Patino	21,113	14,623
#1,706	Marrero	21,109	14,626

Who is named Ash

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named Ash identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ashs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Erica Ash
American actress and comedian (1977–2024)
Ronnie Ash
American hurdler, born 1988
Leslie Ash
British actress, born 1960

Notable Ashs come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Ash

Ash has the Soundex code A200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A200.

Questions

How common is the surname Ash?: 21,030 people in the United States had the surname Ash in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,681 Americans. It ranked 1,709th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ash?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Ash identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ash?: Erica Ash, American actress and comedian (1977–2024), followed by Ronnie Ash.
Where is the surname Ash most common?: Wikidata records people named Ash in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Ash?: Ash is /ˈæʃ/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Ash?: Ash is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Ash getting more or less common?: More common. 20,500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,030 in 2010, up 2.6%.
Is Ash also a first name?: Yes. Ash is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.