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Origin of Ash Total Records: 27  Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: From the French 'BRASSEUR Surnames: Brashear Submitted by: Barbara V. Smith Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: Parsley, according to my research is either a place name(saxon: Parr's leah, or Parr's grove), or a variant on Pashley, Paisley, Paslow, or Presley. The English name seems to be from northern England and southern Scotland, however, its also rumored to be Irish. There is also a group of Parsleys from Norway, but I have no knowledge if the two are connected. In the United States, Parsley is most often found in the southeast, around Tennessee, Virginia and Arkansas. The earliest American reference I found to the name was a death certificate from Virginia dated c.1720 Surnames: Paisley, Parsley, Pashley, Paslow, Presley Submitted by: Donald Parsley Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: Our original CHAMBERS ancestor was Simon Peter LaShambres or LaChambres. He was French living in Great Britian during the outbreak of the Revolution. He escaped to Savanah, GA with a price on his head and set up shopkeeping there. The spelling was anglicized CHAMBERS. The CHAMBERS family moved to Irwinton, GA in Wilkerson Co. after the Rev. War and lived there for many generations. My great grandmother was Laura Chambers m. Samuel A. Hatfield prior to the Civil War. Susie M. Thomas Surnames: Chambers, Lachambres, Lashambres Submitted by: Susie M. Thomas Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: In England, or Ireland, was a stream with the name Wash and the people who lived near it near it were called "Wash". Surnames: Wash Submitted by: Miss Wash Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: E(lias? Mitchel Delashmit (ca 1810 - ca 1880). Born TN, died MO. Second wife Lucinda ?. First wife unknow. Descendants and ancestors. Surnames: Delashmit Submitted by: David L. Steinberg Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: DOB June 1 1825, DOD March17 1899. Married Livera Lenora Carroll 3-20-1831,Resided in Burns,Allegheny Co. NY Surnames: George Washington Lewis Submitted by: Mike Lewis Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: Washam & Worsham Family History Surnames: Washam Submitted by: Larry Washam Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: Worsham & Washam Family History Surnames: Washham Submitted by: Larry Washam Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: Worsham & Washam Family History Surnames: Washum Submitted by: Larry Washam Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: Iwashita in Japanese means "Under the high rocks". Most Japanese surnames derive from nature and their surroundings. Surnames: Iwashita Submitted by: Charlotte Hinago Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: cherokee Surnames: ashbone Submitted by: ashbone Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: From a town of the same name in Devonshire, England. Burton signifies the town on the hill, and Ashburton the town on the hill covered or surrounded with ash trees. Ash may be, in some cases, a corruption of the Gaelic or Celtic uisge, water Surnames: Ashburton Submitted by: Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: The house by the "ash," or the village on a place abounding in ash-trees; by signifying a villa or habitation. Surnames: Ashby Submitted by: Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: A town in Kent, England, on the river Ash or Esh--the ford over the Ash. Surnames: Ashford Submitted by: Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: The lea, field, or pasture abounding in ash-trees. Leegh, ley, or lea, signifying uncultivated grounds or pastures; lands untilled, generally used as commons. Surnames: Ashley Submitted by: Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: Choctaw [fast killer or kill em qiuck] Surnames: Ashalintubbi Submitted by: kenny Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: Gash is the Scots pronounciation of the surname Gass which has various meanings: a copse of young trees and an upland plateau (a gask) among them. There may be other gash etymologies but this is the only one I know. Surnames: Gash Submitted by: Marjorie Gass Krieg Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: Ukrainian Surnames: Sablatash Submitted by: Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: The Lasher surname is an anglicised version of the german surname Lescher or L?scher. The first record of this surname is in Baden-Wurtemberg, Germany in 1261 a Freiderick Lescher von Kilchberg. The Lasher family in the United States owes their emmediate origins to approximately 5 Lasher families who emmigrated from Germany to the US between 1710 and 1734 to New York and Pennsylvania. Their is another common way of spelling the name in the US. Lesher. The meaning of the name/word L?scher is "extinguisher/eraser." That is the modern definition, however, as an old surname the meaning changes somewhat to mean a peacemaker or arbitrator. The meaning is to extinguish strife or unrest... a peacemaker. Surnames: Lasher Lesher Lescher L?scher Submitted by: John Lasher Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: The name kumashi first appeared some time in the early 1200s when a merchant of the ancient 1000year old city of Kano now found in present day Nigeria embarked on a journey- to the then Gold Coast now modern day Ghana- to make his fortune buying and selling the valuable commodity known as cola. Surnames: Kumashi, Kumasi, Coomasie etc. Submitted by: Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: Measham is English in origin and as many English names ending in "ham: originally referred to a small hamlet. In this case, it refers to a small hamlet on the Meas River, hence "Meas Ham" ... or "Measham". Today the town of Measham is no longer associated with the Meas which disappeared by name some centuries back. Surnames: Measham Submitted by: Gwenith Alexander Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: At one time was spelled de chiel. Which means "The SKY" in French Surnames: Dashiell Submitted by: Aaron Dashiell Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: Showecker's origin is Germany. The original name comes from a town called Schaubeck in Baden, Wurttemburg. Surnames: showecker, wash Submitted by: Shawna Showecker Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: Originates from Lagos, Nigeria. Means one who is not selfish when he or she has. Surnames: ANIMASHAUN Submitted by: Animashaun Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: dashne is a koerdish name in koerdistan Iraq! dashne is a part of two words. Da= it is shne= shaking (to shake). And Dashne is a very strong and elegant tree who that survives any way of storm! so its a beautifull name for a girl. Surnames: dashne Submitted by: dashne Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: Afghanistan Surnames: Hashemi Submitted by: Origin of Ash, Meaning of Ash Origin: the family of Dashner were originally from Ottowa Canada and were french and Indian, the original name was Dagineau or dagineaux and the man at the border could not spell the correct name. this was 1830's or 1840's They were not English original dagineau came from Paris and married Indian 1700's they seem to have come from money and maybe was a second son?? Surnames: Dashner Submitted by: Bernadette dashner Byam 2/17/2012 10:21 AM Page 1 of 1

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