Ashwell Surname

135,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Ashwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashwell.' (1) A parish in Hertfordshire, about four miles from Baldock; (a) a parish in Rutland, three miles from Oakham.

Richard de Aswelle, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Assewelle, Rutland.

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Ashwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5121:36,8514,825
United States1,0141:357,45531,912
New Zealand2121:21,3603,753
Australia2081:129,78714,130
Canada911:404,89735,698
South Africa881:615,65646,403
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Wales301:103,1518,167
France221:3,019,215204,848
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Barbados41:71,8621,737
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0391:23,4603,265
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:252,35520,860

Ashwell (1,285) may also be a first name.

Ashwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashwell.' (1) A parish in Hertfordshire, about four miles from Baldock; (a) a parish in Rutland, three miles from Oakham.

Richard de Aswelle, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Assewelle, Rutland., ibid.

Nichol de Asshcwelle, 22 Edward I. Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

Thomas Ashwell, sheriff of Norwich, 1647: History of Norfolk.

1627. Baptised — Richard, s. John Ashwell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Ashwell = the Ash- Tree Spring. [O.E, æsc + w(i)elle]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Herts, Rutland, and Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Hertfordshire, Rutland, Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Ashwells, who derived their name originally from the Herts parish thus called, have been for many centuries represented in this county. William Ashwell owned land in Stapleford in the reign of Richard II. (Cl.); and a monk of St. Albans in the time of Henry VI. bore also the name of William Ashwell (Ch.). Charles Ashwell, Esq., of Grenada, and formerly of Ayot St. Lawrence, died in 1798 (Cus.). The name of George Ashwell, Esq., occurs on the slab of a family vault in the church of St. Michael's, but without a date (Cus.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ashwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ashwell is found most in England. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ashwell is the 135,537th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,197,692 people. The surname Ashwell occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Ashwell reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles. Ashwell is also the 219,865th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 1,285 people.

It is most common in England, where it is held by 1,512 people, or 1 in 36,851. In England Ashwell is most prevalent in: Essex, where 10 percent live, Greater London, where 8 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 6 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.

Ashwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ashwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ashwell surname increased 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 510 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ashwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ashwell last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ashwell surname are 13.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ashwell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 10.01% less than the national average, earning R 213,852 per year; in United States they earn 1.9% less than the national average, earning $42,331 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.31% more than the national average, earning $59,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hashwell930/
Aswell92401/
Ashwel9210/
Haswell865,796/
Ashwill86315/
Ashbell868/
Auswell861/
Achwell860/
Easwell860/
Oshwell860/
Aswel8311/
Aswll836/
Ashwl831/
Hasswell805/
Hauswell803/
Easewell802/
Hachwell801/
Asbell772,590/
Oswell771,681/
Haswel77316/
Ashbel77314/
Axwell7716/
Aswele772/
Asweld772/
Asweel771/
Haswll771/
Aswael771/
Eswell771/
Aswill770/
Ashuel770/
Hausxwell7515/
Hauxswell751/
Aswl734/
Hoswell71229/
Hasbell7192/
Heswell719/
Haxwell714/
Ashbeel713/
Hashuel712/
Ochwell711/
Hoxwell711/
Euswell711/
Auxwell711/
Eshwill710/
Hasuell710/
Gasuell710/
Haswill710/
Ashwile710/
Oswelld710/
Ausweld710/
Hauxwell67988/
Asbel67264/
Aswil6786/
Hatshuel6719/
Oswel6710/
Hazwelll674/
Ashbl673/
Asuel671/
Hauzwell671/
Aszwl671/
Gosswell670/
Houswell670/
Hesswell670/

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