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Dictionary of
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ASHBURTON.
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From An
Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, by William
Arthur, M. A., 1857.
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ASHBURTON.
From a town of the same name in Devonshire, England. Burton signifies the
town on the hill, and Ashburton the town on the hill covered or surrounded with
ash trees. Ash may be, in some cases, a corruption of the Gaelic or Celtic
uisge, water.
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
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