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Ashen Family History

Ashen Surname Meaning

From one or more of the places named in Middle English as (atten) asshen ‘(at the) ash-trees’ such as Ashen (Essex), which is recorded as Asce in 1086 and Asshen in 1344, and Ashton near Roade (Northants), recorded as Asce in 1086 and Asshene in 132. A name of this type might lose the plural ending -en and become identical with Ash.

There is, in any case, a great deal of variation between singular and plural forms in the medieval record of both the Essex and Northants place-names.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Ashen families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ashen family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ashen families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 20 Ashen families living in Lancashire. This was about 16% of all the recorded Ashen's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Ashen families in 1891.
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What did your Ashen ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Ashen. 92% of Ashen women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    92%
  • Unpd Domestic Duties
    9%

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Passenger Lists

There are 419 immigration records available for the last name Ashen. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 363 military records available for the last name Ashen. For the veterans among your Ashen ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1962 and 2003, in the United States, Ashen life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 1980. The average life expectancy for Ashen in 1962 was 57, and 88 in 2003.

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