Meaning: Cash's town; modern compound of Cash (possibly from Latin cassa: box, or from the word cash) and -ton (Old English: settlement, estate)Medium
In 30 seconds: A modern American compound of Cash and -ton, creating a two-syllable name with an aspirational 'money' connotation alongside the classic -ton place-name suffix. It fits the trend for Cash-adjacent names like Cash and Cashel.
Cashton is a modern American compound of Cash (possibly from Old French caisse: money box, or from the surname Cash) and -ton (Old English tun: settlement, estate). It does not appear in historical naming records.
Cashton appeared in U.S. boys' birth data in the 2010s. It ranked #1028 for boys in 2024.
Did you know? The word 'cash' comes from Latin cassa (box, chest), via Old French caisse — referring originally to a box for storing money, before it came to mean the money itself. So Cashton literally means 'settlement of the money box.'
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U.S. Social Security Administration — popularity data
Variations
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Nicknames
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Cash— the short form sharing Cashton's first element, also associated with Johnny Cash
Colton— two-syllable -ton Old English surname name in the same category
Braxton— two-syllable -ton name with the same rugged American sound
Daxton— modern -ton ending name in the same creative compound family
