# Ashdown (surname)

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

A surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 822 |
| US rank (2010) | 28,909 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 375,603 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.4% (780 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost place in Berkshire, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + dūn (“mountain, hill”); compare Ashdon, which shares the same etymology. The Battle of Ashdown refers to it.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ashdown 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Similar surnames

Ashton, Aston, Austin, Acton, Astin, Aceituno, Axton.

## 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.