Adshead Surname

175,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Adshead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Adshead,' some spot in the neighbourhood of Prestbury, Cheshire, whose church register teems with entries relating to the family. The surname has crossed the Atlantic.

1560.

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Adshead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7421:31,9854,263
Canada2521:146,21314,975
Australia1611:167,67517,258
United States951:3,815,357209,650
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Wales571:54,2904,971
Scotland311:172,7049,690
India81:95,883,173728,828
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2891:18,9102,713
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Adshead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Adshead,' some spot in the neighbourhood of Prestbury, Cheshire, whose church register teems with entries relating to the family. The surname has crossed the Atlantic.

1560. Married — John Wilkinson and Margret Adshed: Reg. Prestbury (Ches).

1612. Baptised — Isabell Adshed: ibid.

Revnold Adshed, 1558, Pott Shrigley, near Prestbury: East Ches.

Thomas Adeshead, 1579, of Birchineliffe: ibid.

1731. Married — Philip Piatt and Dorothy Adshad: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Adshead (? Chesh.) =?Ad(d)’s Headland. [Old Englishheáfod, head, high ground]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Adsett; a location name in Gloucestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Adsheads or Adsheds were established in Prestbury parish during the 16th and 17th centuries (E.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Adshead Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adshead Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Adshead is most common in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Adshead.

How Common Is The Last Name Adshead? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adshead is the 175,490th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,985,476 people. The last name Adshead occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Adshead live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Adshead is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1,742 people, or 1 in 31,985. In England Adshead is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 37 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 7 percent live and West Midlands, where 7 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Adshead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Adshead has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Adshead last name expanded 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 475 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Adshead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Adshead are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65% registered with the political party.

The amount Adshead earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $44,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.63% less than the national average, earning $49,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hadshead930/
Ashead9239/
Adshed924/
Adshad922/
Eadshad861/
Adshaed861/
Adsheap861/
Asdshad861/
Ashehad861/
Aashead860/
Adsad8371/
Ashed8356/
Ashea839/
Adshe835/
Adsha834/
Asead832/
Adsed832/
Adsea831/
Adscheid8058/
Asdshahd801/
Hadzhead800/
Godshead800/
Hashed77338/
Asheed77260/
Hadsha7740/
Asheid7738/
Adshah7728/
Asheha7722/
Asheya7718/
Gadshe7713/
Adsher7712/
Aadshe775/
Ashaid775/
Adshaa774/
Ashiea773/
Ashahd772/
Ashaud772/
Asshed772/
Asheah772/
Aashea772/
Eashed772/
Ayshea772/
Adsaad772/
Gadsad771/
Hadshe771/
Aishea771/
Ashedh771/
Aushed771/
Ashhed771/
Aished771/
Ashasd771/
Asheat771/
Asheea771/
Asheds771/
Asheia771/
Atshed771/
Asha73146,779/
Ashe7318,647/
Asea732,053/
Adsa73147/
Adse7312/
Gadsaud7151/
Ascheid7124/
Aasheea7123/
Ashayed7123/
Ashheed7116/
Ahdshah7111/
Ahsheed719/
Easheed717/
Asheyat716/
Aaishea716/
Hadshah715/
Hasheed714/
Adsayod713/
Gasheja713/
Asheyed712/
Gadsaad712/
Gadshah712/
Audsaha712/
Godshad711/
Asheeja711/
Asheeya711/
Gaishea711/
Ahshaid711/
Aisheat711/
Addshah711/
Ausahea711/
Asheyas711/
Ashieya711/
Aishatd711/
Aadsaad711/
Asdseed711/
Headsheath710/
Aisha67146,189/
Aysha6732,752/
Asher6732,669/
Oshea6712,368/
Ashie679,420/
Aseya675,786/
Asche674,011/
Easha673,893/
Aishe673,638/
Gashe672,798/
Hashe672,501/
Aasha671,955/
Hasha671,793/
Ashai671,269/
Ashat671,238/
Adsay671,184/
Hadzheha67692/
Asheh67508/
Ashey67506/
Atsea67506/
Adsaz67480/
Aisea67407/
Asaha67387/
Ashaj67366/
Gasha67313/
Ashes67309/
Ashah67271/
Hadse67255/
Ashid67228/
Ached67220/
Assea67200/
Ashue67176/
Ahsha67175/
Adzha67172/
Hadsa67171/
Aseja67101/
Adcha6798/
Adzad6793/
Ashaa6789/
Adser6777/
Ashas6773/
Atsha6765/
Ascha6760/
Achea6749/
Ashha6742/
Assha6738/
Ashei6738/
Aseha6736/
Azhed6735/
Hasea6732/
Ashap6730/
Ayshe6730/
Ashetova6727/
Adsah6727/
Ausha6724/
Ashee6721/
Ashay6720/
Ashae6720/
Axhed6720/
Ashau6716/
Aushe6715/
Aashe6715/
Adshi6715/
Adsid6714/
Ashaz6714/
Aseat6712/
Aseah6710/
Aseas6710/
Asiea679/
Gasea679/
Audse679/
Gadse678/
Atshe678/
Gadsa678/
Adche678/
Aseia677/
Aidsa677/
Ashga676/
Adsei676/
Adsai675/
Aasheyat674/
Adzed674/
Audsa674/
Ashsa673/
Asheu673/
Ashet673/
Ashep673/
Aasea673/
Ahcea672/
Adset672/
Asdsa672/
Ausea672/
Aseea672/
Asdsheer672/
Hatsiead671/
Hasheeja671/
Eashe671/
Eadse671/
Hadzhied671/
Addse671/
Aysea671/
Adsia671/
Aísha671/
Gadssaud671/
Adsue671/
Adsap671/
Eadsa671/
Asihe671/
Ashaâ671/
Aseua671/
Aydsa671/
Aïsha671/
Aysheova671/
Aseae671/
Ajsha671/
Adsse671/
Aasheedh671/
Hasheash671/
Ajshe670/
Hadscher670/
Hadtsedt670/

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