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The ashman Surname

ashman Name Meaning and History

  1. English: from the Middle English personal name Asheman (Old English Æscmann, probably originally a byname from æscman ‘seaman’ or ‘pirate’, i.e. one who sailed in an ash-wood boat).
  2. Americanized spelling of German Aschmann, an occupational name from Middle High German aschman ‘kitchen servant’ or ‘boatman’.
  3. Variant of German and Swiss Eschmann.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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ashman Family Facts

Distribution of ashman Families in the US in 1920
Number of ashman families
 41-80
 14-40		 1-13
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Compiled by Ancestry.com.au from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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