Ashburn (surname)

Ashburn is a surname. In England, men living near an important, named waterway might be named after it, as in the case of Ashburn originating from "ash tree brook".[1] An alternative English origin states that Ashburn is a variant of Ashborn, which itself descended from several surnames in use during the 14th and 15th centuries.[2]

Notable people who share this surname include:

* Cliff Ashburn (1905–1989), American football player
* George W. Ashburn (1814–1868), assassinated American politician
* Ida Nancy Ashburn (1909–1980), Australian headmistress and nurse
* Justin Ashburn (born 1981), American race car driver
* Kristen Ashburn (born 1973), American photojournalist
* Percy Moreau Ashburn (1872–1940), United States Army medical officer
* Richie Ashburn (1927–1997), American baseball player
* Roy Ashburn (born 1954), American politician
* Thomas Q. Ashburn (1820–1890), American judge
* Thomas Q. Ashburn (general) (1874–1941), United States Army officer

## Namesakes without articles

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* Cecil Ashburn (1920–2012), American businessman after whom Cecil Ashburn Drive in Alabama was named
* George T. Ashburn (died 1868), American pioneer settler after whom Ashburn, Missouri was named
* W. W. Ashburn (1838–1906), American bank president after whom W. W. Ashburn House and Ashburn, Georgia were named

## See also

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* Ashburn (disambiguation)
* Senator Ashburn (disambiguation)
* Betsy Ross aka Elizabeth Ashburn (1752–1836), person credited with making the U.S. flag
* Music of Dragon Age: Origins, music from the video game Dragon Age: Origins, for which Aubrey Ashburn who provided vocals for the music
* The Heat (film), 2013 American buddy cop action comedy film by Paul Feig, in which was the character Sarah Ashburn
* The Tavern Knight, a 1920 film, in which were characters Cynthia, Joseph and Gregory Ashburn

## References

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1. ^ Smith, Elsdon C. (1969). "Surnames from Places". American Surnames (1st ed.). Philadelphia: Chilton Book Company. p. 194\. ISBN 0-8019-5263-8. Retrieved 28 December 2022 - via Internet Archive.
2. ^ Reaney, P.H. (1997). A Dictionary of English Surnames. R.M. Wilson--revisions, corrections and additions for 3rd edition (3rd revised ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 15\. ISBN 0-19-860092-5. Retrieved 28 December 2022 - via Internet Archove.

Surname list

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