Ashburn is a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
. In England, men living near an important, named waterway might be named after it, as in the case of Ashburn originating from "ash tree brook". An alternative English origin states that Ashburn is a variant of Ashborn, which itself descended from several surnames in use during the 14th and 15th centuries.
Notable people who share this surname include:
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Cliff Ashburn (1905–1989), American football player
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George W. Ashburn (1814–1868), assassinated American politician
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Ida Nancy Ashburn (1909–1980), Australian headmistress and nurse
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Justin Ashburn (born 1981), American race car driver
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Kristen Ashburn
Kristen Ashburn is an American photojournalist. She is best known for her work photographing the impact of AIDS in southern Africa.
Ashburn is based in New York City and Miami, where she resides with her husband and daughter.
Early life and educ ...
(born 1973), American photojournalist
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Percy Moreau Ashburn (1872–1940), United States Army medical officer
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Richie Ashburn
Don Richard Ashburn (March 19, 1927September 9, 1997), also known by the nicknames "Putt-Putt", "the Tilden Flash", and "Whitey" (due to his light-blond hair), was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He pl ...
(1927–1997), American baseball player
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Roy Ashburn (born 1954), American politician
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Thomas Q. Ashburn (1820–1890), American judge
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Thomas Q. Ashburn (general) (1874–1941), United States Army officer
Namesakes without articles
* Cecil Ashburn (1920–2012), American businessman after whom
Cecil Ashburn Drive in Alabama was named
* George T. Ashburn (died 1868), American pioneer settler after whom
Ashburn, Missouri was named
* W. W. Ashburn (1838–1906), American bank president after whom
W. W. Ashburn House and
Ashburn, Georgia were named
See also
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Ashburn (disambiguation)
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Senator Ashburn (disambiguation)
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Betsy Ross
Elizabeth Griscom Ross (née Griscom;Addie Guthrie Weaver, ''"The Story of Our Flag..."'', 2nd Edition, A. G. Weaver, publ., 1898, p. 73 January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn a ...
''aka'' Elizabeth Ashburn (1752–1836), person credited with making the U.S. flag
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Music of ''Dragon Age: Origins'', music from the video game ''Dragon Age: Origins'', for which Aubrey Ashburn who provided vocals for the music
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''The Heat'' (film), 2013 American buddy cop action comedy film by Paul Feig, in which was the character Sarah Ashburn
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The Tavern Knight,'' a 1920 film, in which were characters Cynthia, Joseph and Gregory Ashburn
References
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English-language surnames