# Ashton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæʃtən/ · frequency rank #10,812

## Definitions
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11. A suburb of Gourock, Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2377).
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25. A town in South Australia, Australia.
26. A rural locality in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
27. A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place names.
28. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

## Easily confused with
- **Aston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashton-vs-aston)
- **Astor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashton-vs-astor)
- **Ayrton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashton-vs-ayrton)
- **Anton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-ashton)
- **Alton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-ashton)
- **acton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acton-vs-ashton)
- **Ashok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashok-vs-ashton)
- **Alston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alston-vs-ashton)
- **Ashdown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashdown-vs-ashton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahston`, `ashhton`, `ashotn`, `ashtno`, `ashtonn`, `ashtton`, `asshton`, `asthon`, `sahton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ashton