The Ashby Family History

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

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The Ashby Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Ashby
1841 Census147
1851 Census904
1861 Census1605
1871 Census2552
1881 Census3830
1891 Census4335
1901 Census5502

Most Frequent Forenames for the Ashby Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Ashby 9 69 106 167 245 246 295
Mary Ashby 12 82 117 167 198 184 191
John Ashby 9 64 103 128 164 180 200
George Ashby 5 42 75 129 163 170 182
Elizabeth Ashby 2 35 74 96 140 149 147
Sarah Ashby 8 45 71 98 126 119 118
Thomas Ashby 4 41 60 91 116 125 137
Charles Ashby 1 27 32 62 98 96 121
James Ashby 6 30 38 65 92 90 95
Henry Ashby 4 20 38 63 91 72 92
Frederick Ashby 3 10 26 44 75 87 125
Alfred Ashby 1 16 28 49 71 82 105
Emma Ashby 3 18 42 59 72 70 76
Annie Ashby 0 1 5 30 66 89 125
Eliza Ashby 2 14 47 63 59 65 67
Ellen Ashby 4 13 23 50 67 78 74
Arthur Ashby 0 7 9 29 63 75 110
Alice Ashby 1 7 8 34 60 74 96
Joseph Ashby 4 22 32 37 52 55 72
Jane Ashby 6 17 32 37 53 51 69

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Ashby 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: Ashby

View Name: ASHBY.

ASHBY

Derivation:
Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'aesctun', 'aesc'(meaning ash)and 'tun (meaning town).May have also been taken from a places named Ashby throughout England.

History:
A surname which may have been given to someone who lived or came from a town with ash trees growing in it. or from residence at a farm (byr) amongst ash trees.

Linked Surnames:
Austin, Ash, Ashberry, Ashbury, Ashburner, Ashbourne, Ashby, Ashcroft, Ashdown, Ashford, Asher, Ashforth, Ashley, Ashmore, Ashman, Ashurst, Ashwell, Ashworth,Ashbe,Ashbee,Ashbey.

 


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