Ashmore
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English æsċ (“ash-tree”) + mere (“pond, pool, lake”).
Proper noun edit
Ashmore (countable and uncountable, plural Ashmores)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in North Dorset district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9117).
- A village in Coles County, Illinois, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ashmore is the 5642nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6155 individuals. Ashmore is most common among White (85.91%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ashmore”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 63.