Ashmore

English

Alternative forms

• Ashmoor (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old English æsċ (“ash-tree”) + mere (“pond, pool, lake”).

Proper noun

Ashmore (countable and uncountable, plural Ashmores)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9117).
   2. A village and township in Coles County, Illinois, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ashmore is the 5642^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6155 individuals. Ashmore is most common among White (85.91%) individuals.

References

• surnamemap.eu

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ashmore”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 63.