Ashcraft Surname

40,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ashcraft Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller on the small field where ash trees grew.

Asher (English) Descendant of Asher (spear, army).

Ashcraft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,0421:27,7923,472
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8281:27,4723,378

Ashcraft (10) may also be a first name.

Ashcraft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller on the small field where ash trees grew.

Asher (English) Descendant of Asher (spear, army).

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

Ashcraft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ashcraft has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashcraft? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 40,008th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 555,665 people. The surname Ashcraft is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Ashcraft are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ashcraft is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 10 people.

The last name Ashcraft is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 13,042 people, or 1 in 27,792. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and Kentucky, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Ashcraft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ashcraft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ashcraft surname rose 713 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ashcraft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ashcraft last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ashcraft surname are 15.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ashcraft earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.94% less than the national average, earning $45,240 CAD per year.

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