How common is the surname Ashton?

12,263 people in the United States had the surname Ashton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,177 Americans. It ranked 2,922nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ashton?

Frederick Ashton, British dancer and choreographer (1904–1988), followed by John Ashton.

Where is the surname Ashton most common?

Wikidata records people named Ashton in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Ashton?

Ashton is /ˈæʃtən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Ashton getting more or less common?

More common. 11,619 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,263 in 2010, up 5.5%.

Is Ashton also a first name?

Yes. Ashton 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 Ashton

An English place surname, carried by 12,263 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈæʃtən/ 2 syllables Soundex A235 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). Ashton is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

Ashton 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 12,263 people named Ashton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,177 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,619.

#2,922

rank among US surnames

12,263

people in 2010

4.2

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,830)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,914	Ralston	12,302	25,097
#2,915	Altamirano	12,296	25,109
#2,916	Swann	12,293	25,116
#2,917	Alicea	12,287	25,128
#2,918	Broughton	12,273	25,156
#2,919	Oglesby	12,271	25,161
#2,920	Cáceres	12,269	25,165

Who is named Ashton

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

80% of people named Ashton identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ashtons

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frederick Ashton
British dancer and choreographer (1904–1988)
John Ashton
American actor (1948–2024)
Zawe Ashton
British actress, born 1984
Juli Ashton
American pornographic actress & TV host, born 1968
Sylvia Ashton
Actress (1880–1940)
Sarah Ashton-Cirillo
American journalist and activist; soldier in Armed Forces of Ukraine, born 1977
Julian Ashton
Australian artist (1851-1942)
Joseph Ashton
American actor born 1986
Peter Shaw Ashton
British botanist, born 1934
Dore Ashton
Art critic (1928–2017)
Susan Ashton
American singer, born 1967
Tracy Ashton
American actress, born 1950

Notable Ashtons come mostly from the United States (8), the United Kingdom (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Asheton

Surnames that sound like Ashton

Ashton has the Soundex code A235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A235.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ashton come from?: From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).
How common is the surname Ashton?: 12,263 people in the United States had the surname Ashton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,177 Americans. It ranked 2,922nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ashton?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Ashton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ashton?: Frederick Ashton, British dancer and choreographer (1904–1988), followed by John Ashton.
Where is the surname Ashton most common?: Wikidata records people named Ashton in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Ashton?: Ashton is /ˈæʃtən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Ashton?: Ashton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Ashton getting more or less common?: More common. 11,619 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,263 in 2010, up 5.5%.
What are other spellings of Ashton?: Asheton.
Is Ashton also a first name?: Yes. Ashton 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.