Ashkenas Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Ashkenas Surname User-submission:
Ashkenazi, and variants of this surname, signify that a distant paternal ancestor of the bearer belonged to the Ashkenazi subdivision of the Jewish people.
The Ashkenazi Jews are a Jewish ethnic subdivision who lived in Northern and Eastern Europe.
Read More About This SurnameAshkenas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:4,707,259 | 244,676 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Ashkenas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Ashkenazi, and variants of this surname, signify that a distant paternal ancestor of the bearer belonged to the Ashkenazi subdivision of the Jewish people.
The Ashkenazi Jews are a Jewish ethnic subdivision who lived in Northern and Eastern Europe. They named themselves 'Ashkenazi' when they first settled the Rhine, in Germany, in the 8th century AD. This was because it was thought 'Ashkenaz,' a place named in the Old Testament, referred to Germany, though modern scholarship suggests this is extremely unlikely.
The vast majority of bearers of the Ashkenazi surname are not Ashkenazi themselves. Rather, they pertain to other Jewish groups, and their ancestor, who would have left an Ashkenazi community to join a different one, retained 'Ashkenazi' as a surname because it was noteworthy that he was from a distinct background to the rest of his adopted community. It is most common amongst Syrian and Bukharan Jews.
The surname Ashkenazi is of Hebrew origin, and ultimately topographical in nature.
- archeroftheeyesAshkenas Demographics
Average Ashkenas Salary in
United States
$52,295 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ashkenas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashkenas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ashkenas is found most in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashkenas? popularity and diffusion
Ashkenas is the 2,106,139th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. Ashkenas is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Ashkenas are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Ashkenas is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 4,707,259. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 18 percent reside, New York, where 18 percent reside and Maryland, where 17 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 percent reside.
Ashkenas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ashkenas surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.
Ashkenas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.2% more than the national average, earning $52,295 USD per year.
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