Ashplant Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Ashplant Surname Definition:

A corruption of the local Aspland, as the cognate Ashpole appears to be of Ash-pool, a pool near which ash trees grow.

Ashplant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:476,22330,919
Guernsey441:1,465311
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:172,87514,534
Wales71:224,0598,079
Guernsey11:32,6562,283

Ashplant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of the local Aspland, as the cognate Ashpole appears to be of Ash-pool, a pool near which ash trees grow.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ashplant Last Name Facts

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

Ashplant occurs most in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashplant? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ashplant is the 1,181,191st most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Ashplant reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 476,223. In England it is primarily found in: Devon, where 33 percent live, Greater London, where 17 percent live and Somerset, where 9 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Guernsey, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Ashplant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ashplant has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ashplant last name contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asplan8630/
Aspland80871/
Auplant8081/
Asplain802/
Aplan77249/
Auspland759/
Aspillan754/
Asplands750/
Apland71428/
Aplane7175/
Auplan7152/
Aplang7133/
Applan7133/
Aplain7122/
Gaplan7115/
Hoplan7112/
Aplian717/
Haplan717/
Eaplan711/
Oplant711/
Asplon711/
Apellantz711/
Aplaun710/
Hopland671,244/
Aplasin67575/
Aplaten6794/
Espland6773/
Aplasen6738/
Asplein6717/
Aplacin6716/
Hajplan6715/
Auplain676/
Applian674/
Aplatem673/
Aplahan673/
Apellan672/
Aplaine671/
Aplaane671/
O'Plant671/
Asplend671/
Applang671/
Haplain671/
Ospland670/

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