Ascham Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Ascham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Askham,' two parishes in Yorkshire; also Askham, a parish in Cumberland, near Barrow-in-Furness.
Avice de Askum, Westmorland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Read More About This SurnameAscham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
Ascham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Askham,' two parishes in Yorkshire; also Askham, a parish in Cumberland, near Barrow-in-Furness.
Avice de Askum, Westmorland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Thomas de Askam, 1379 i Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
'Roger Ascham (1515-68) was born in 1515 at Kirby Wiske, near Northallerton. His family seems to have been of considerable antiquity, and to have taken its name from the villages known as East and West Askham, near York. A Roger de Askham is mentioned as an adherent of Thomas. Earl of Lancaster, in 1313': Dictionary of National Biography.
1752. Sir Thomas Hatton and Harriott Askham: Marriage Lic.(London).
Parishes in Yorkshire, Notts, and Westmoreland. Roger Ascham, toxophilite and schoolmaster, was a Yorkshireman.
Ascham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ascham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ascham is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ascham click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ascham? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ascham is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 33 percent of Ascham live; 33 percent live in Northern Europe and 33 percent live in British Isles.
Ascham is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Buckinghamshire, where 33 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 33 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 33 percent reside. Outside of England this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.
Ascham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ascham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ascham last name declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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