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There are approximately 34,621 people named Nash in the UK. That makes it the 266th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 548 are named Nash.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

Naish
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Naasz
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Naschke
Naess
Gnash
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Gnashe
Gnesh
Gneish
Knash
Knaish
Knesh
Knasch
Kneish
Kniesh
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Knaesche
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Naesh
Naishe
Nasha

The Nash surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

Supposed to be a corruption of "Atten-Ash,"--at the ash. Naish, a place near Bristol, England. Naisg, Gaelic, made fast, bound, protected. Probably an old fortress or watch-tower.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

NASH. See prefix. Atle or Atten. A man dwelling by an ash-tree would be called Aten Ash or Atten Ash. See H.R. Ate Nasse, x\d Nasse. On the suppression of the prefix, the N still adhered to the designation of the tree, and the name became Nash. By the same process we got Noakes, Nye, &c. It must not be forgotten, however, that there are localities called Nash, in cos. Salop, Bucks, Monmouth, &c. Yet some of these were originally called Ash. The vill of Esse or Ash, co. Oxford, was corrupted to Nashe, temp. E,ichard II. Dunkin's Oxfordshire i. 177.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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