Ashburn (surname)

Ashburn is a surname. 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".^[1] 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.^[2]

Notable people who share this surname include:

• Cliff Ashburn (1905–1989), American football player
• George W. Ashburn (1814–1868), assassinated American politician
• Ida Nancy Ashburn (1909–1980), Australian headmistress and nurse
• Justin Ashburn (born 1981), American race car driver
• Kristen Ashburn (born 1973), American photojournalist
• Percy Moreau Ashburn (1872–1940), United States Army medical officer
• Richie Ashburn (1927–1997), American baseball player
• Roy Ashburn (born 1954), American politician
• Thomas Q. Ashburn (judge) (1820–1890), American judge
• Thomas Q. Ashburn (general) (1874–1941), United States Army officer