CASHMORE
The Cashmore surname is of English origin and is classed as a locational surname, indicating a reference to a particular place or geographical feature.
The earliest recorded forms of the name appear in England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. A notable instance is that of Mrs Catherine Cashmore, whose marriage to Mr George Walton was recorded on 20 October 1545 in London by special licence during the reign of King Edward V.
According to the oldest scholarly analyses, the name is derived from Old English elements. The term casse means “box” or “chest” and mor means “marsh” or “fen.” Consequently, the name may have originally described someone who lived near marshland and was associated with a box or chest.
Alternate etymological explanations point to a combination of the Old English word caerse (meaning “water cress”) and the suffix mor, the latter being a wetland or area of pools. This interpretation comes from reference to a village named Cashmore near Blandford in Dorset, and suggests that the surname was adopted by inhabitants when their former village, cleared for more efficient farming during the Enclosure Acts of the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries, was abandoned.
Other scholarly sources indicate that Cashmore may derive from the personal name Caeg combined with moor, meaning an uncultivated area belonging to Caeg. This form, too, is related to a place-based origin and is especially associated with counties such as Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Warwickshire.
Throughout the early modern period, the name appeared in ecclesiastical records, for example Robert Cashmoor was christened at St Giles Cripplegate in London on 11 July 1671, and William Cashmore was baptised at St Pancras Old Church in London on 12 February 1794.
In the nineteenth century the surname reached its highest concentration in Worcestershire, as shown by census data from 1891. Over subsequent decades, migration has spread the name more widely. In contemporary times the surname is found primarily in England, with a smaller yet noticeable presence in Australia, particularly Queensland, and additional occurrences in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Scotland. The name remains relatively rare on a global scale, ranking 23 359th in worldwide surname popularity.
Variants of the spelling that appear in historical documents include Cashmoor, Cashmere, Casemere, Caismore, Cashmire, and Casemere. These differences arise from variations in regional dialect, handwriting and the absence of standardised spelling in earlier centuries.
In modern usage, the surname may also appear in compound forms such as Cashmore‑Smith or Jones‑Cashmore, though such double-barreled arrangements are incidental rather than indicative of a distinct lineage.
Typical given names associated with the Cashmore surname
Male
- Andrew
- Anthony
- David
- John
- Mark
- Matthew
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Richard
- Stephen
Female
- Anita
- Donna
- Emma
- Jane
- Julie
- Kathleen
- Lisa
- Margaret
- Mary
- Patricia
- Rebecca
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.
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There are approximately 2,251 people named Cashmore in the UK. That makes it roughly the 3,814th most common surname in Britain. Around 35 in a million people in Britain are named Cashmore.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Cashmore
- Pete Cashmore - Scottish blogger and businessman
- Roger Cashmore - Physicist
- Claire Cashmore - Paralympic swimmer
- Ian Cashmore - Television personality
- Arthur Cashmore - Football player (1893 to 1969)
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