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Ashmore Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several minor places, generally named from Old English æsc ‘ash’ + mor ‘moor’, ‘marsh’, ‘fen’. In the case of Ashmore in Dorset, however, the early forms show that the second element is Old English mere ‘lake’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Cashmore, Passmore, Ashford, Shore, Rushmore, Cudmore, Ashdown

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Ashmore Family Origin

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Ashmore Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    46%

  • Keeping House

    5%

  • Farming

    4%

  • Laborer

    4%

In 1880, a less common occupation for the Ashmore family was Laborer. Farmer, Keeping House and Farming were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Ashmore. The most common Ashmore occupation in the USA was Farmer. 46% of Ashmore's were Farmers.

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Ashmore Life Expectancy

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