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Where Does The Last Name Ashford Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ashford (Russian: Ашфорд) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashford? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 25,149^th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 339,793 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Ashford are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ashford is also the 182,193^rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 1,765 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 12,089 people, or 1 in 29,983. In The United States Ashford is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Ashford Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ashford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ashford last name increased 639 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 383 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 345 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 142 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ashford Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ashford surname are 2.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ashford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.83% more than the national average, earning R 432,108 per year; in United States they earn 9.4% less than the national average, earning $39,093 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $50,662 CAD per year.