Ashton Surname
Approximately 56,688 people bear this surname
Ashton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashton' or 'Aston,' parishes in the Dioceses of Exeter, Peterborough, Bath and Wells, Sarum, Gloucester and Bristol, Chester, Liverpool, and Manchester. The meaning is simple: the ash-town, i.
Read More About This SurnameAshton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22,582 | 1:2,467 | 318 |
| United States | 17,105 | 1:21,190 | 2,673 |
| Australia | 6,683 | 1:4,039 | 580 |
| Canada | 3,572 | 1:10,315 | 1,537 |
| New Zealand | 1,552 | 1:2,918 | 430 |
| Wales | 1,093 | 1:2,831 | 312 |
| South Africa | 557 | 1:97,267 | 11,843 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 453 | 1:249 | 42 |
| Scotland | 434 | 1:12,336 | 1,649 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 296 | 1:4,608 | 751 |
| Israel | 220 | 1:38,898 | 5,337 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Northern Ireland | 162 | 1:11,389 | 1,726 |
| Spain | 160 | 1:292,200 | 17,764 |
| Jamaica | 141 | 1:20,354 | 1,773 |
| Ireland | 124 | 1:37,975 | 3,056 |
| France | 101 | 1:657,651 | 84,833 |
| Grenada | 100 | 1:1,085 | 203 |
| Thailand | 78 | 1:905,620 | 141,791 |
| Brazil | 73 | 1:2,932,525 | 86,118 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Ecuador | 49 | 1:324,609 | 9,222 |
| Luxembourg | 45 | 1:12,901 | 2,533 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Isle of Man | 35 | 1:2,452 | 488 |
| Cyprus | 30 | 1:29,496 | 3,291 |
| Saint Lucia | 30 | 1:5,959 | 771 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Jersey | 27 | 1:3,674 | 721 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 26 | 1:1,320 | 152 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Iran | 22 | 1:3,490,115 | 99,764 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1:9,006,897 | 23,626 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1:79,678,386 | 25,993 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 122 | 1:36,310 | 3,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14,052 | 1:1,735 | 220 |
| Wales | 569 | 1:2,756 | 183 |
| Scotland | 98 | 1:38,196 | 2,960 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,585 | 1:14,008 | 1,795 |
Ashton (16,885) may also be a first name.
Ashton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashton' or 'Aston,' parishes in the Dioceses of Exeter, Peterborough, Bath and Wells, Sarum, Gloucester and Bristol, Chester, Liverpool, and Manchester. The meaning is simple: the ash-town, i.e. the enclosure with ash-trees in it; v. Ash and Town. Naturally this would be a common place-name. With the form Aston, compare Ascroft and Ashcroft.
Roger de Astun, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas de Aston, Lancashire, ibid.
William de Aston, Herefordshire, ibid.
John de Ascheton, Somerset, ibid.
Roger de Assheton, Lancashire, 20 Edward I.
Johannes de Aston, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1618-0. William Freake and Philippa Aston: Marriage Lic. (London).
1646. Baptised — Peter, s. Peter Ashton: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Local. Roger Aschtoun had a pension in 1585 from the fruits of part of the bishopric of Ross (OPS., II, p. 571). Sebastian Ashton, burgess of Linlithgow, 1688 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 306).
(English) belonging to Ashton = 1 the Ash- Tree Farm. [Old English æsc + tún] 2 Æsc’s Farm or Manor. [A-.Sax. Æsces-tún: v. Ash2] There has prob. been occasionally confusion with Ashdown, q.v., and Aston, q.v.
(English) One who came from Ashton (the village or homestead where ash trees grew), the name of various places in England.
The Gazetteer mentions eighteen parishes and townships so called, in various counties, and there are many minor localities of the same name.
(Saxon.) Local. The ash—hill or town.
A location name in Lancashire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire.
The Ashtons of this county, who are numerous on the Yorkshire border, similarly derive their name from places in Derbyshire.
Ashton is also a Lancashire place - name. The Asshetons belonged to a notable family that for many centuries played a conspicuous part in the county; the Asshetons of Downham and Midleton, going back to the 15th and 16th centuries, were amongst the oldest branches (W. W.).
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Ashton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ashton (Marathi: तोन, Russian: Аштон) is found most in England. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashton? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,931st most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 128,555 people. The surname Ashton occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Ashton are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. Ashton is also the 42,725th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 16,885 people.
This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 22,582 people, or 1 in 2,467. In England Ashton is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 14 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Lancashire, where 7 percent are found. Other than England this surname is found in 117 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.
Ashton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ashton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 477 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 443 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 102 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ashton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (52%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ashton last name are 12.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.13% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ashton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.63% more than the national average, earning 503,990 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1674.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 343,969 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.94% more than the national average, earning R 382,452 per year; in United States they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning $45,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $52,128 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashton in the Marathi language | ||
| तोन | tona | 50 |
| अशतीन | asatina | 50 |
| Ashton in the Russian language | ||
| Аштон | aston | - |
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