How common is the surname Ashford?

9,421 people in the United States had the surname Ashford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,772 Americans. It ranked 3,760th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ashford?

Evelyn Ashford, American sprinter, followed by Annaleigh Ashford.

Where is the surname Ashford most common?

Wikidata records people named Ashford in the United States.

How do you pronounce Ashford?

Ashford is /ˈæʃfəd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Ashford getting more or less common?

More common. 8,801 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,421 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Ashford

An English surname, carried by 9,421 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈæʃfəd/ 2 syllables Soundex A216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ashford is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English æscet (“a clump of ash trees”) + ford or, alternatively, from æsc (“an ash tree”) + ford. Equivalent to ash + ford.

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 9,421 people named Ashford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,772 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,801.

#3,760

rank among US surnames

9,421

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #3,702)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,751	Salerno	9,440	32,706
#3,752	Mundy	9,439	32,710
#3,753	Timm	9,433	32,730
#3,754	Swisher	9,431	32,737
#3,755	Hardman	9,430	32,741
#3,757	Toler	9,427	32,751
#3,758	Cohn	9,426	32,755

Who is named Ashford

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

53% of people named Ashford identified as Black (not Hispanic), 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 53%
White (not Hispanic) 40%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Ashfords

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Evelyn Ashford
American sprinter, born 1957
Annaleigh Ashford
American actress, born 1985
Matthew Ashford
American actor, born 1960
Brad Ashford
American politician (1949–2022)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ashford come from?: From Old English æscet (“a clump of ash trees”) + ford or, alternatively, from æsc (“an ash tree”) + ford. Equivalent to ash + ford.
How common is the surname Ashford?: 9,421 people in the United States had the surname Ashford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,772 Americans. It ranked 3,760th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ashford?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Ashford identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ashford?: Evelyn Ashford, American sprinter, followed by Annaleigh Ashford.
Where is the surname Ashford most common?: Wikidata records people named Ashford in the United States.
How do you pronounce Ashford?: Ashford is /ˈæʃfəd/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Ashford getting more or less common?: More common. 8,801 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,421 in 2010, up 7.0%.