Ashby Surname

13,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Ashby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashby,' parishes in the Dioceses of Lincoln (4), Norwich (3), Peterborough (7). With Ashbee, compare Applebee.

Peter de Askeby, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert de Askeby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Ashby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,8151:15,2201,926
England9,3541:5,957853
Australia3,3161:8,1411,207
Canada1,6791:21,9453,008
New Zealand1,5351:2,950443
Trinidad and Tobago4871:2,801480
Barbados3781:760193
Guyana3531:2,159388
South Africa2891:187,46620,414
Iran2761:278,19820,263
Wales2081:14,8781,624
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Scotland1631:32,8463,278
Panama1551:25,2401,566
Northern Ireland721:25,6262,839
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Ecuador411:387,9479,859
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
France371:1,795,209158,669
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Grenada231:4,719595
Belize201:17,7741,683
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Cyprus171:52,0525,162
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
United States Virgin Islands161:6,8981,043
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines141:8,047726
Israel121:713,13647,700
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Saint Lucia101:17,8781,399
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
India91:85,229,487684,495
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Norway91:571,36544,190
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
China61:227,886,92811,701
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Micronesia41:26,561731
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Dominica21:37,946685
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Anguilla11:13,436792
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montserrat11:4,947471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:88,5975,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,0111:4,864730
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8671:12,9861,671

Ashby (1,744) may also be a first name.

Ashby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashby,' parishes in the Dioceses of Lincoln (4), Norwich (3), Peterborough (7). With Ashbee, compare Applebee.

Peter de Askeby, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert de Askeby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Roger de Ascheby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Henry de Ascheby, Lincolnshire ibid.

David de Assheby, Northamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Jordan de Asscheby, 22 Edward I. Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

1620. John Ashbey and Joane Watson: Marriage Lic (London).

1780 Married — Charles Asbee and Elizabeth Thornell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From Ashby in England, "a local name occurring 18 times in the Gazetteer, mostly in the cos. of Lincoln, Leicester, and Northampton." William de Asseby and his son Peter de Asseby had dealings with Dryburgh Abbey concerning the lands of Ingelbriston c. 1200—1203 (Dryburgh, p. 160—163). George Ashbie weaver in Edinburgh, 1680 (Edinb. Marr.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scandinavian) belonging to Ashby = the Ash- Tree Farm or Dwelling(s. [palatalized form of Old Norse ask-r = Old English æsc + by-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Ashby (the village where ash trees grew), the name of various places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A local name occurring 18 times in the Gazetteer, mostly in the cos. of Lincoln, Leicester, and Northampton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Local. The house by the "ash,"or the village on a place abounding in ash—trees; by signifying a villa or habitation.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A frequent location name.

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

The Ashbys and the Barfords derive their names from parishes in the county. The former name has its present home on the Warwickshire border in the Rugby district; whilst the Barfords are found in the vicinity of Toweester.

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

Ashby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ashby (Arabic: اشبى) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ashby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,023rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 169,136 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Ashby live; 53 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ashby is also the 183,537th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 1,744 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 23,815 people, or 1 in 15,220. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 7 percent live, Virginia, where 7 percent live and Utah, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 95 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Ashby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ashby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ashby last name rose 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 990 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,329 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ashby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ashby last name are 16.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.65% being registered with the party.

The amount Ashby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.05% more than the national average, earning 373,926 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.55% more than the national average, earning R 410,052 per year; in United States they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning $42,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $52,810 CAD per year.

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Ashby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashby in the Arabic language
اشبىashby-
اشبيashby-
أشبيashby-

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