Ashmore
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English æsċ (“ash-tree”) + mere (“pond, pool, lake”).
Proper noun
Ashmore (countable and uncountable, plural Ashmores)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9117). [1]
- A village and township in Coles County, Illinois, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- 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.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ashmore”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 63.