Several famous people have <answer>Ash</answer>kenazi as a surname, such as Vladimir <answer>Ash</answer>kenazy. However, most people with this surname hail from within Sephardic communities, particularly from the Syrian Jewish community. The Sephardic carriers of the surname would have some <answer>Ash</answer>kenazi ancestors since the surname was adopted by families who were initially of <answer>Ash</answer>kenazic origins who moved to Sephardi countries and joined those communities. <answer>Ash</answer>kenazi would be formally adopted as the family surname having started off as a nickname imposed by their adopted communities. Some have shortened the name to <answer>Ash</answer>.
Some people with the surname shorten it to what?
Ash