Ashton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Ashton (executive) (born 1942), American co-founder of WordPerfect CorporationAlan Ashton (Australian politician) (born 1952)Brian Ashton (rugby player) (born 1946), English rugby playerBrian Ashton (politician), Canadian politicianCarter Ashton (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey playerChris Ashton (born 1987), English rugby playerCatherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland (born 1956), High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, 2009-2014Claude Ashton (1901–1942), English cricketer and footballerDean Ashton (born 1983), English footballerEdward Ashton (disambiguation)Ellis Ashton (1919–1985), English comedian and theatre historianEric Ashton (1935–2008), English rugby league footballerFerris Ashton (1926–2013), Australian rugby league footballerFred Ashton (politician) (1931–2013), American politicianSir Frederick Ashton (1904–1988), English dancer and choreographerGilbert Ashton (1896–1981), English cricketerGraham Ashton, Australian police officer, Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police (2015–present)Hubert Ashton (1898–1979), English cricketerJennifer Ashton (born 1969), American physician, author, and television medical contributorJohn Ashton (disambiguation)Kevin Ashton, British technology pioneerMark Ashton (1960–1987), British gay rights activist and general secretary of Young Communist LeagueNiki Ashton (born 1982), Canadian politicianNorman Ashton, British housing developer, notable for work in the North of England in the 1960s and 1970sPat Ashton (1931–2013), English actressPercy Ashton (1895–1934), English cricketerPeter Shaw Ashton (born 1934), British botanistRobert Ashton (historian) (1924–2013), British historianRoger Ashton (died 1592), English soldierSteve Ashton (born 1956), Canadian politicianSusan Ashton (born 1967), American musicianT. S. Ashton (1889–1968), English economic historianTony Ashton (1946–2001), English rock musicianTracy Ashton, American amputee actress