
origin
Apparently from an unidentified source:
English: habitational name from any of the numerous places in northern and eastern England called Ashby, from Old Norse askr ‘ash’ or the Old Norse personal name Aski + býr ‘farm’.
other versions of this surname
links
- https://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/aa/ashby01.php (membership required in order to view without interruption)
- https://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/aa/ashby02.php (membership required in order to view without interruption)
- https://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/aa/ashby03.php (membership required in order to view without interruption)