Ashwood

== English == === Alternative forms === Dashwood === Etymology === From Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + wudu (“wood”). === Proper noun === Ashwood (countable and uncountable, plural Ashwoods) (uncountable) A placename: A village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SO8688). A ghost town in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. A census-designated place in Lee County, South Carolina, United States. An unincorporated community in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. An unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. An unincorporated community in Bath County, Virginia, United States. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Monash, Victoria, Australia (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ashwood is the 30043rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 781 individuals. Ashwood is most common among White (62.61%) and Black/African American (29.58%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ashwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 63.