Nash (surname)
Nash is a surname of Irish, English, Welsh or Jewish origin. The surname went from 'Ash' to 'Nash' by colloquialism, and was established from an early date in Ireland and Wales. A second origin is the Americanization of similar sounding Jewish surnames. [1]
Notable people with the surname
- Alex Nash (1923–1944), Australian footballer
- Alexander Nash (1849–1906), English footballer
- Anthony or Tony Nash, various people
- Abner Nash (1740–1786), U.S. politician
- Albert C. Nash, American architect
- Albert L. Nash, American politician
- Archibald Frazer-Nash, engineer who founded the automotive firm Frazer Nash Limited
- Beau Nash (Richard Nash, 1674–1762), Anglo-Welsh dandy and leader of fashion
- Brendan Nash, West Indian cricketer
- Brian Nash (born 1963), English guitarist
- C. Nash (rugby league), rugby player
- Carlo Nash (born 1973), English football player
- Charles or Charlie Nash, various people
- Clara Hapgood Nash (1839–1921), American lawyer
- Clarence Nash (1904–1985), Disney voice actor
- Claude H. Nash (born 1943), American biochemist
- Diane Nash (born 1938), American civil rights activist
- Dion Nash (born 1971), New Zealand cricket player
- E. B. Nash (1838–1917), American homeopath
- E. J. H. Nash, clergyman and evangelist
- Eddie Nash (born Adel Gharib Nasrallah in June 1929), convicted gangster and former nightclub and restaurant owner in Los Angeles
- Edith Nash, poet and educator
- Fiona Nash, Australian senator
- Francis Nash (1742–1777), American soldier
- George K. Nash (1842–1904), U.S. politician
- George Valentine Nash (1864–1921), American botanist
- Graham Nash (born 1942), British singer-songwriter
- Helen Elizabeth Nash (1921-2012), American pediatrician
- Jack Nash (disambiguation), various people
- James Nash (disambiguation), various people
- Jason Nash, American actor, comedian and Youtube Personality
- Jim Nash (disambiguation), various people
- John Nash (disambiguation), various people, including:
- John Nash (1752–1835), the leading Regency architect
- Johnny Nash (born 1940), U.S. singer-songwriter
- Jørgen Nash, Danish artist and writer
- Joe Nash (born 1960), NFL Football player
- Joseph Nash (1809–78), English watercolor painter and lithographer
- Kate Nash (born 1987), English singer-songwriter
- Kateřina Nash (born 1977), Czech cross-country skier and cyclist
- Katherine Nash (1910–1982), American sculptor
- Kevin Nash (born 1959), semi-retired U.S. professional wrestler
- Knowlton Nash (1927–2014), Canadian newscaster
- Leigh Nash (born 1976), singer and composer
- Leroy Nash, American criminal
- Lewis Nash (born 1958), U.S. jazz drummer
- Malcolm Nash (1945–2019), Welsh cricket player and coach.
- Martin Nash (soccer) (born 1975), Canadian soccer player and coach; brother of Steve Nash
- Michael H. Nash (1946–2012), American labor historian and archivist
- Michael L. Nash, American entertainment industry executive
- Mike Nash (born 1965), Irish hurler
- N. Richard Nash (1913–2000), U.S. writer and dramatist
- Niecy Nash (born 1970), U.S. comedian, actress and television personality
- Nash the Slash, Canadian musician
- Ogden Nash (1902–1971), U.S. poet
- Paul Nash (artist) (1889–1946), British painter
- Philleo Nash, U.S. government official
- Rick Nash (born 1984), Canadian hockey player
- Richard C. Nash (born 1950), Major General, U.S. Army National Guard
- Richard West Nash (died 1850), lawyer and newspaper owner in Western Australia
- Robert Nash (disambiguation), various people
- Roger Nash (born 1942), British-Canadian poet
- Ronald H. Nash (1936–2006), American philosophy professor
- Royston Nash (1933–2016), English-born conductor
- Steve Nash (born 1974), Canadian basketball player
- Thomas Nash (1593–1647), first husband of William Shakespeare's granddaughter
- Thomas Nash (Newfoundland) (1745–1810), Irish fisherman, Newfoundland settler
- Tyson Nash (born 1975), Canadian-born hockey player
- Walter Nash (1882–1968), New Zealand politician
- William Nash (Lord Mayor of London), English grocer, politician, and Lord Mayor of London
In fiction
- TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation:
- Ellie Nash, a regular character from season 3 onwards.
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References
- "Nash Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
See also
- Nash (disambiguation)
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