How common is the surname Ashby?

17,482 people in the United States had the surname Ashby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,661 Americans. It ranked 2,069th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ashby?

Hal Ashby, American film director and film editor (1929-1988), followed by Linden Ashby.

Where is the surname Ashby most common?

Wikidata records people named Ashby in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Ashby getting more or less common?

More common. 16,723 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,482 in 2010, up 4.5%.

Is Ashby also a first name?

Yes. Ashby 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 Ashby

An English surname, carried by 17,482 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A210 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). Ashby is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English æsċ (“ashtree”) + Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,482 people named Ashby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,661 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,723.

#2,069

rank among US surnames

17,482

people in 2010

5.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,985)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,060	Aldrich	17,509	17,634
#2,061	Heredia	17,506	17,637
#2,062	Denny	17,503	17,640
#2,063	Waldron	17,501	17,642
#2,065	Oakes	17,499	17,644
#2,066	Hanks	17,498	17,645
#2,067	Neumann	17,484	17,659

Who is named Ashby

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

81% of people named Ashby identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ashbys

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hal Ashby
American film director and film editor (1929-1988)
Linden Ashby
American actor (born 1960)
Jeffrey Ashby
American astronaut, born 1954
Margery Corbett Ashby
British activist (1882-1981)
Glenn Ashby
Australian sailor, born 1977
Alison Marjorie Ashby
Australian botanical artist and plant collector (1901-1987)
Carole Ashby
British actress, born 1955
Edwin Ashby
Australian property developer, malacologist and ornithologist (1861-1941)

Notable Ashbys come mostly from the United States (3), Australia (3) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Ashbee
Ashbey

Surnames that sound like Ashby

Ashbaugh

Ashby has the Soundex code A210, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A210.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ashby come from?: From Old English æsċ (“ashtree”) + Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).
How common is the surname Ashby?: 17,482 people in the United States had the surname Ashby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,661 Americans. It ranked 2,069th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ashby?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Ashby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ashby?: Hal Ashby, American film director and film editor (1929-1988), followed by Linden Ashby.
Where is the surname Ashby most common?: Wikidata records people named Ashby in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Ashby getting more or less common?: More common. 16,723 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,482 in 2010, up 4.5%.
What are other spellings of Ashby?: Ashbee and Ashbey.
Is Ashby also a first name?: Yes. Ashby 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.