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 occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashcraft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,008th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 555,665 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Ashcraft reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ashcraft is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

Ashcraft is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 13,042 people, or 1 in 27,792. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Kentucky, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Ashcraft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ashcraft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ashcraft last name 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 holding the Ashcraft last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ashcraft last name are 15.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.55% being registered to vote for the political 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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