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 / Tony Nash (disambiguation)
• 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, which later became AFN 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 (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
• C. Nash (rugby league)
• Carlo Nash (born 1973), English football player
• Charles / Charlie Nash (disambiguation)
• Clarence Nash (1904–1985), Disney voice actor
• Claude H. Nash (born 1943), American biochemist
• Christopher Columbus Nash (1838-date of death unknown), Louisiana sheriff and founder of the White League
• Diane Nash (born 1938), American civil rights activist
• Dion Nash (born 1971), New Zealand cricket player
• E. B. Nash, MD, American 19th century homeopath
• E. J. H. Nash, clergyman and evangelist
• Eddie Nash (born Adel Gharib Nasrallah in June 1929), a former nightclub and restaurant owner in Los Angeles, as well as a convicted gangster and drug dealer best known as the alleged mastermind of the Wonderland Murders
• Edith Nash, poet and educator
• Ellie Nash, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Fiona Nash, Australian senator
• Francis Nash (1742–1777), American soldier (Nashville)
• George K. Nash (1842–1904), U.S. politician
• George Valentine Nash (1864–1921), American botanist
• Graham Nash (born 1942), British singer-songwriter (Crosby, Stills & Nash)
• Helen Elizabeth Nash (1921-2012), American pediatrician
• Jack Nash (disambiguation)
• James Nash (disambiguation)
• Jim Nash (born 1945), American professional baseball player
• John Nash (disambiguation)
• 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 and former multi-time World Champion
• Knowlton Nash (1927-2014), Canadian newscaster
• Leigh Nash (born 1976), singer and composer
• Lewis Nash (born 1958), U.S. jazz drummer
• Martin Nash (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, United States government official
• Rick Nash (born 1984), Canadian hockey player
• Richard C. Nash (born 1950), Major General, US Army National Guard
• Robert Nash (disambiguation)
• Roger Nash (born 1942), British-Canadian poet
• Royston Nash (1933–2016), English-born conductor
• Steve Nash (born 1974), Canadian basketball player
• Thomas Nash (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

References

See also

• Nash (disambiguation)