The surname Ashley
An English place surname, carried by 38,499 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈæʃli/ 2 syllables Soundex A240 Also a first name
Origin
English origin
From Old English *Æsċlēah, composed of æsċ (“ash tree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to Ash + -ley.
Ashley is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
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 38,499 people named Ashley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,020 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 37,021.
Who is named Ashley
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
72% of people named Ashley identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
- White (not Hispanic) 72%
- Black (not Hispanic) 21%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 2.4%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- Two or more races 2.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Famous Ashleys
18 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Elizabeth AshleyAmerican actress, born 1939
- Kaitlyn AshleyAmerican pornographic actress, born 1971
- Karan AshleyAmerican actress, born 1975
- Robert AshleyAmerican composer (1930–2014)
- William Henry AshleyAmerican politician (1778-1838)
- Maurice AshleyAmerican chess grandmaster, born 1966
- William James AshleyBritish economic historian (1860–1927)
- John AshleyAmerican actor, producer and singer (1934-1997)
- Clifford Warren AshleyAmerican artist, author, sailor, and knot expert (1881-1947)
- Chester AshleyAmerican politician (1790-1848)
- James Mitchell AshleyAmerican politician (1824-1896)
- Clarence AshleyAmerican musician (1895–1967)
Notable Ashleys come mostly from the United States (15), the United Kingdom (2) and Austria (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Variant spellings
- Ashlee
- Ashleigh
- Ashlie
- Ashly
Surnames that sound like Ashley
Ashley has the Soundex code A240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A240.
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Ashley come from?
- From Old English *Æsċlēah, composed of æsċ (“ash tree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to Ash + -ley.
- How common is the surname Ashley?
- 38,499 people in the United States had the surname Ashley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,020 Americans. It ranked 900th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Ashley?
- In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Ashley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Ashley?
- Elizabeth Ashley, American actress, followed by Kaitlyn Ashley.
- Where is the surname Ashley most common?
- Wikidata records people named Ashley in the United States, the United Kingdom and Austria.
- How do you pronounce Ashley?
- Ashley is /ˈæʃli/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Ashley?
- Ashley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
- Is the surname Ashley getting more or less common?
- More common. 37,021 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 38,499 in 2010, up 4.0%.
- What are other spellings of Ashley?
- Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashlie and Ashly.
- Is Ashley also a first name?
- Yes. Ashley 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.