Aislabie Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Aislabie Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Aislaby,' (1) a township in the parish of Eaglescliffe, County Durham; (a) a chapelry in the parish of Whitby, N. R. Yorks, formerly Aslakeby (v. Aslac). Hence the meaning is 'the dwelling of Aslac,' the first settler.

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Aislabie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand2471:18,3333,213
Australia1191:226,85521,510
England491:1,137,10353,999
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Aislabie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Aislaby,' (1) a township in the parish of Eaglescliffe, County Durham; (a) a chapelry in the parish of Whitby, N. R. Yorks, formerly Aslakeby (v. Aslac). Hence the meaning is 'the dwelling of Aslac,' the first settler. 'Aislabie, one of the oldest names in the county of Durham, from Aislaby, a parish on the river Tees, on the banks of which the family still reside. In old documents it is written Ashlackby, and in about fifty other modes' (Lower).

Hugo de Aslaby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

William Aslakeby, or Aislaby, 1572: Visitation of Yorkshire, 1564.

Katherine Aslaby, d. of Francis Aslakeby. '557: ibid.

1765. Charles Allanson and Elizabeth Aislabia: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

One of the oldest names in the county of Durham, from Aislaby, a parish on the river Tees, on the banks of which the family still reside. In old documents it is written Asklackby, Ayzalibie, and in about fifty other modes.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Aislabie Last Name Facts

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

Aislabie occurs in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aislabie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 706,244th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. The last name Aislabie is mostly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Aislabie are found; 88 percent are found in Australasia and 88 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most common in New Zealand, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 18,333. In New Zealand Aislabie is most frequent in: Auckland Region, where 48 percent reside, Bay of Plenty Region, where 21 percent reside and Waikato Region, where 17 percent reside. Other than New Zealand this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Aislabie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Aislabie has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Aislabie last name rose 245 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Ashlebe671/
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