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Dictionary of
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ASHTON,
ASTON.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley,
1901.
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ASHTON, ASTON.
A local name meaning "of Ashton" or "Aston," parishes in
diocs. of Exeter, Peterborough, Bath and Wells, Sarum, Gloucester and Bristol,
Chester, Liverpool, and Manchester. The meaning is simple: the
ash-town, i.e. the enclosure with ash-trees in it; v. Ash
and Town.
Naturally this would be a common place-name. With the form Aston,
cf. Ascroft
and Ashcroft.
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