Ashburton Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Ashburton Surname Definition:
A town in Devonshire.
Ashburton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Ashburton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A town in Devonshire.
Local. From a town of the same name in Devonshire, England. Burton signifies the town on the hill, and Ashburton the town on the hill covered or surrounded with ash trees. Ash may be, in some cases, a corruption of the Gaelic or Celtic uisge, water.
Ashburton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashburton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ashburton occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashburton? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ashburton is the 2,843,861st most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Ashburton live; 81 percent live in Australasia and 81 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
It is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,420,826. In Australia Ashburton is most common in: Western Australia, where 79 percent reside, Northern Territory, where 16 percent reside and Queensland, where 5 percent reside. Beside Australia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 40 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.
Ashburton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ashburton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aburton | 88 | 10 | / |
| O'Burton | 71 | 4 | / |
| Haborton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Yashbardhan | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ashby-Worden | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ishberdin | 56 | 719 | / |
| Ishbirdin | 56 | 68 | / |
| Yashobarddhan | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ishberdina | 53 | 465 | / |
| Ishbirdina | 53 | 77 | / |
| Ishbyerdina | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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