From the ash tree settlement
Nashton is a modern English locational surname-turned-first name. It likely derives from the Middle English phrase 'atten ash', meaning 'at the ash tree', combined with the suffix '-ton', which denotes a town or settlement.
Less common today
Nashton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,973 in 2023.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
