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 (judge) (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