The Ash Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Ash family.

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The Ash Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Ash
1841 Census157
1851 Census900
1861 Census1709
1871 Census2595
1881 Census3790
1891 Census4617
1901 Census5626

Most Frequent Forenames for the Ash Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Ash 14 76 138 201 278 333 350
Mary Ash 16 61 135 166 219 235 271
John Ash 9 58 105 135 185 218 251
George Ash 6 42 80 117 162 195 202
Elizabeth Ash 12 45 81 127 153 153 162
Thomas Ash 7 50 82 106 135 147 151
Sarah Ash 10 46 79 109 131 133 134
James Ash 6 21 43 73 84 87 108
Henry Ash 0 21 47 67 84 92 107
Charles Ash 2 25 43 57 83 97 107
Annie Ash 0 3 10 29 62 86 132
Frederick Ash 2 15 19 35 68 83 96
Joseph Ash 3 21 41 41 62 61 80
Jane Ash 7 27 39 54 66 56 61
Emily Ash 4 11 23 45 66 75 82
Ellen Ash 2 10 24 51 70 72 66
Emma Ash 4 15 35 44 57 64 67
Alice Ash 0 1 10 35 57 80 101
Eliza Ash 3 15 31 45 53 64 59
Arthur Ash 1 4 8 27 54 67 93

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Ash family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Ash

View Name: ASH.

ASH

Derivation:
Thought to have derived from the Anglo Saxon word 'oesc' meaning 'ash'.

History:
A name which was probably given to someone who lived near an ash tree or who was named after a place named Ash or similar.

Linked Surnames:
Ashe, Esh, Esch, Ashbridge, Ashbury, Ashburn, Ashby, Ashdown, Ashe, Ashmore, Ashton, Ashworth, Ashman, Ashford, Ashcroft,

 


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