Ashurst

English

Etymology

From Old English æsċ (“ash-tree”) + hyrst (“wooded hill”).

Proper noun

Ashurst (countable and uncountable, plural Ashursts)

1. A village in Ashurst and Colbury parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU340881).
2. A small village in Speldhurst parish, Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England, on the border with East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5138).
3. A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ179161).
4. A locality in Graham County, Arizona, United States.
5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Ashurst Wood

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ashurst is the 29502^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 800 individuals. Ashurst is most common among White (85.25%) individuals.

References

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