About Ashford
The surname Ashford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "æsc" meaning "ash tree" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river where it can be crossed." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Ashford is "a person who lived near or at the ash tree ford." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name resided near a specific geographical feature.
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The surname Ashford is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ashford based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Ashford in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Ashford using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.