Ashmead Surname

286,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Ashmead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashmead' i.e. some spot where the mead or meadow was surrounded by ash-trees. The surname has ramified strongly in America.

Nicholas de Astmede, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Ashmead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5911:613,29849,723
England3531:157,84214,874
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Jamaica871:32,9882,352
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Wales411:75,4766,450
Australia361:749,88148,970
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2381:102,41810,282
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:204,97417,750

Ashmead (195) may also be a first name.

Ashmead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashmead' i.e. some spot where the mead or meadow was surrounded by ash-trees. The surname has ramified strongly in America.

Nicholas de Astmede, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1783. Married — Benjamin Ashmead and Elizabeth Clough: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Ash-Tree Meadow. [Old English æsc + mœd]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ashmead Last Name Facts

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

Ashmead is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashmead? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ashmead is the 286,665th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,438,467 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Ashmead live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ashmead is also the 649,894th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 195 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 591 people, or 1 in 613,298. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Ashmead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ashmead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ashmead surname expanded 241 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ashmead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ashmead surname are 30.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.69% registered with the political party.

The amount Ashmead earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.09% more than the national average, earning R 575,304 per year; in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.77% more than the national average, earning $55,532 CAD per year.

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