From an English occupational surname for a box maker, derived from Norman French casse meaning "case". A famous bearer of the surname was American musician Johnny Cash (1932-2003). Cash originates in French language and means "case maker". Initially, it was an occupational surname for someone making cases, and as surname it functions until today, a famous bearer being Johnny Cash, an American singer-songwriter. Later on, it started being used as a masculine given name as well.
