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词条 Ashford (surname)
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  1. Fictional characters

  2. References

  3. External links

Ashford is an English habitational surname from any of several places called Ashford. Those in Essex, Devon, Derbyshire, and Shropshire are named from Old English 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 is from æscet ‘clump of ash trees’ + ford.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Agnes Ashford, evangelist
  • Alan Ashford, cricketer
  • Annaleigh Ashford, actress
  • Bailey Ashford, tropical medicine physician
  • Brad Ashford, congressman
  • Christopher Ashford, wrestler
  • Daisy Ashford, writer
  • Daniel F. Ashford, politician
  • David Ashford, politician
  • Emmett Ashford, Major League Baseball umpire
  • Evelyn Ashford, athlete
  • Frederick Ashford, athlete
  • John Ashford, theatre director
  • Leigh Ashford
  • Lindsay Ashford, writer
  • Mary Ashford, murder victim
  • Matthew Ashford, actor
  • Nickolas Ashford, singer
  • Rob Ashford, director
  • Robert Ashford, law professor
  • Rosalind Ashford, singer
  • Ryan Ashford, footballer
  • Thomas Ashford, military and post man
  • Tucker Ashford, baseball player
  • Volney Ashford, football coach
  • William Ashford, painter

Fictional characters

  • Alfred, Alexia and Veronica Ashford in the video game Resident Evil Code: Veronica:
  • Angela Ashford, a character in the Resident Evil movie series
  • Milly Ashford, a fictional character in Sunrise's anime Code Geass

References

1. ^Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0-19-508137-4}}

External links

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