Ashkenase Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

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

Ashkenase 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.

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Ashkenase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125

Ashkenase Surname Meaning

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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.

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Ashkenase Last Name Facts

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

Ashkenase is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ashkenase click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashkenase? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ashkenase are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Ashkenase is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 36 percent are found, Delaware, where 28 percent are found and Florida, where 25 percent are found.

Ashkenase Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ashkenase are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Ashkenase earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.58% more than the national average, earning $79,215 USD per year.

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