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Re: Dashwood
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According to Reaney and Wilson's "Dictionary of English Surnames", it is "De" Ashwood, "of Ashwood". The Earliest instance of the name cited is a Zachary Dashwood in Devon (?), 1693, which is a pretty late example. I wonder if the name was originally Ashwood, and a D' was added later to give it "a touch of class".
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