Naish Family Crest and Last Name Background

Naish sits within the Nash family of names, which has English roots. Taken at its root, Naish points to “At the ash tree”.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Nash surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Naish and Nash

Before spelling was fixed, Nash was also written Naish. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Nashe and Ash.

The 2010 US Census counted 301 people named Naish, ranking it number 65,782 among American surnames. Get the complete Naish report, with a museum-style coat of arms.