Ashbrook Surname

128,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Ashbrook Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Ash-Tree Brook. [Old English æsc + bróc]

Ashbrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6271:137,97414,408
England6001:92,8639,951
Wales961:32,2353,244
Australia951:284,16525,304
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Ireland371:127,2696,194
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2651:91,9839,487
Isle of Man71:7,753762
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7351:68,3257,415

Ashbrook (12) may also be a first name.

Ashbrook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Ash-Tree Brook. [Old English æsc + bróc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Gloucestershire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ashbrook Last Name Facts

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

Ashbrook is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashbrook? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ashbrook is the 128,008th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,057,466 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Ashbrook reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ashbrook is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename in the world, held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,627 people, or 1 in 137,974. In The United States Ashbrook is most common in: California, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Indiana, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Wales, where 3 percent reside.

Ashbrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ashbrook has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ashbrook last name rose 357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ashbrook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ashbrook are 27.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ashbrook earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $41,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $53,204 CAD per year.

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