Ashford is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

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from any of several places called Ashford. Those in

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, and

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are named from

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''æsc'' ‘ash’ + ''ford'' ‘ford’. One in Surrey is first recorded in 969 as ''Ecelesford'', probably from a personal name ''Eccel'', a diminutive of ''ecca'' ‘edge (of a sword)’ + ''ford''. The one in

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

is from ''æscet'' ‘clump of ash trees’ + ''ford''.Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, Notable people with the surname include: * Agnes Ashford, evangelist * Alan Ashford, cricketer * Annaleigh Ashford, actress *

Bailey Ashford Colonel Bailey Kelly Ashford (September 28, 1873 – November 1, 1934) was an American physician who had a military career in the United States Army, and afterward taught full-time at the School of Tropical Medicine in Puerto Rico, which he hel ...

, tropical medicine physician * Brad Ashford (1949-2022), American politician * Christopher Ashford, wrestler *

Daisy Ashford Margaret Mary Julia Devlin (née Ashford; 3 April 1881 – 15 January 1972), known as Daisy Ashford, was an English writer who is most famous for writing '' The Young Visiters'', a novella concerning the upper class society of late 19th century ...

, writer * Daniel F. Ashford, politician *

David Ashford David John Ashford is an independent politician in the Isle of Man. He was born in 1977 in Douglas. He has served as a Member of the House of Keys (MHK) for the Douglas North constituency since 2016. Political career Previously he had been ...

, politician * Emmett Ashford, Major League Baseball umpire *

Evelyn Ashford Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957) is an American retired track and field athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100-meter dash. She ran under the 11-second barrier over 30 times and was the first to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Gam ...

, athlete * Frederick Ashford, athlete * John Ashford, theatre director *

Lindsay Ashford Lindsay Ashford is a British crime novelist and journalist. Her style of writing has been compared to that of Vivien Armstrong, Linda Fairstein and Frances Fyfield. Many of her books follow the character of Megan Rhys, an investigative psychol ...

, writer * Mary Ashford, murder victim *

Matthew Ashford Matthew Nile Ashford (born January 29, 1960) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles on the soap operas ''Days of Our Lives'' and '' The Bay'', for the former of which he received a nomination for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstand ...

, actor * Nellie Ashford, American visual artist *

Nickolas Ashford Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording duo of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946). Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, ...

(1941–2011), American singer, songwriter and producer *

Rob Ashford Rob Ashford (born November 19, 1959) is an American stage director and choreographer. He is a Tony Award, Olivier Award, Emmy Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award winner. Early life and education Born in Orlando, Florida and ...

, American stage director and choreographer *

Robert Ashford Robert Ashford is Professor of Law at the Syracuse University College of Law, in Syracuse, New York. He teaches subjects including Binary Economics, Business Associations, Corporations, Securities Regulation and Professional Responsibility. Educa ...

, law professor *

Rosalind Ashford Rosalind "Roz" Ashford-Holmes (born September 2, 1943) is an American soprano R&B and soul singer, known for her work as an original member of the Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas. Early years Born Rosalind Ashford on September 2, ...

(born 1943), American singer with Martha and the Vandellas * Ryan Ashford, English footballer *Shorty Ashford, Us country singer * Thomas Ashford (1859–1913), English recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Tucker Ashford Thomas Steven Ashford (born December 4, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He was drafted second overall (to Roy Smalley III) in the January Draft by the San Diego Padres. In addition to the Padres, Ashford also played for th ...

, baseball player * Volney Ashford, football coach * William Ashford, painter * William George Ashford (1874–1925), Australian politician

Fictional characters

Alfred Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

, Alexia and Veronica Ashford in the video game ''Resident Evil, Code: Veronica'' * Angela Ashford, in the Resident Evil movie series * Milly Ashford, in Sunrise's anime ''

Code Geass , often referred to simply as ''Code Geass'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Clamp. Set ...

References

External links

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Map of name distribution in the UK and US {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashford (Surname) English toponymic surnames