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". 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.

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 (1820–1890), American judge
 * Thomas Q. Ashburn (general) (1874–1941), United States Army officer

Namesakes without articles

 * Cecil Ashburn (1920–2012), American businessman after whom Cecil Ashburn Drive in Alabama was named
 * George T. Ashburn (died 1868), American pioneer settler after whom Ashburn, Missouri was named
 * W. W. Ashburn (1838–1906), American bank president after whom W. W. Ashburn House and Ashburn, Georgia were named