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Ashford Surname




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 is from ''æscet'' ‘clump of ash trees’ + ''ford''.Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Ancestry.com Map of name distribution in the UK & US