Ashworth Surname
Approximately 33,540 people bear this surname
Ashworth Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashworth,' a chapelry in the parish of Middleton, Lancashire, anciently Asseheworth. This small place (pop. 233 in 1861) has given birth to a surname that has become largely represented.
Read More About This SurnameAshworth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,210 | 1:25,507 | 3,212 |
| England | 12,438 | 1:4,480 | 612 |
| Australia | 3,423 | 1:7,887 | 1,175 |
| Canada | 1,005 | 1:36,662 | 4,660 |
| New Zealand | 668 | 1:6,779 | 1,138 |
| South Africa | 351 | 1:154,352 | 17,426 |
| Wales | 318 | 1:9,731 | 1,077 |
| Scotland | 251 | 1:21,330 | 2,462 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| France | 103 | 1:644,881 | 83,663 |
| Thailand | 73 | 1:967,649 | 148,690 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Isle of Man | 35 | 1:2,452 | 488 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Ireland | 20 | 1:235,447 | 9,345 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Falkland Islands | 7 | 1:447 | 88 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 4 | 1:1,464 | 128 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Ghana | 2 | 1:13,510,346 | 23,679 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:233,151 | 10,389 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11,923 | 1:2,044 | 290 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,181 | 1:23,026 | 2,886 |
Ashworth (181) may also be a first name.
Ashworth Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashworth,' a chapelry in the parish of Middleton, Lancashire, anciently Asseheworth. This small place (pop. 233 in 1861) has given birth to a surname that has become largely represented. It is familiar to every town and village in south Lancashire. Henry Ashworth (1794-1880), the friend of Cobden, was born at Birtwistle, near Bolton, a few miles from Ashworth, on Sept. 4, 1794. Caleb Ashworth, D.D. (1722-75), a celebrated dissenter, was born at Rossendale, Lancashire John Ashworth (1813-75), preacher, manufacturer, and author, was born at Cutgate, near Rochdale; v. Dictionary of National Biography ii. 187-8. The little village has kept itself well in the remembrance of Lancashire people.
John Ashworth, of Castleton, Lancashire, 1617: Wills at Chester.
Oliver Ashworth, of Wolfenden, Lancashire, 1611: ibid.
1641. Buried — Henry Ashworth, a stranger: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1765. Married — Robert Sewell and Ann Ashworth: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Ashworth = 1 the Ash-Tree Estate or Farm. [Old English æsc + worð] 2 Æsc's Estate or Farm. [v. Ash 2]
A chapelry in Lancashire.
A location name in Lancashire.
The Ashworths are named after a township in the county.
Ashworth Demographics
Average Male Ashworth Height
175.98 cm
Average Female Ashworth Height
163.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ashworth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashworth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ashworth is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashworth? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ashworth is the 16,544th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 217,279 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Ashworth are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ashworth is also the 677,199th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 181 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 14,210 people, or 1 in 25,507. In The United States Ashworth is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Virginia, where 7 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 66 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Ashworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ashworth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ashworth surname grew 652 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 104 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,988 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 105 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ashworth Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ashworth surname are 14.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.29% registered with the party.
The amount Ashworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.66% less than the national average, earning 236,499 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.64% more than the national average, earning R 341,352 per year; in United States they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $42,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $55,607 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aashworth | 94 | 154 | / |
| Ashworthe | 94 | 4 | / |
| Gashworth | 94 | 3 | / |
| Ashworhth | 94 | 2 | / |
| Ashwourth | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ashwoorth | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ashhworth | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ashsworth | 94 | 1 | / |
| Asjhworth | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ashworths | 94 | 0 | / |
| Asworth | 93 | 40 | / |
| Ashwort | 93 | 4 | / |
| Gasworth | 88 | 13 | / |
| Ahsworth | 88 | 9 | / |
| Ashwarth | 88 | 4 | / |
| Aswhorth | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ashworht | 88 | 2 | / |
| Achworth | 88 | 2 | / |
| Hasworth | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ashwerth | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ashworte | 88 | 1 | / |
| Aisworth | 88 | 1 | / |
| Assworth | 88 | 0 | / |
| Eshworth | 88 | 0 | / |
| Ausworth | 88 | 0 | / |
| Ashworthová | 84 | 1 | / |
| Haysworth | 82 | 6 | / |
| Hausworth | 82 | 4 | / |
| Hachworth | 82 | 2 | / |
| Haisworth | 82 | 1 | / |
| Eadsworth | 82 | 1 | / |
| Eausworth | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hadsworth | 82 | 0 | / |
| Osworth | 80 | 87 | / |
| Axworth | 80 | 5 | / |
| Aswarth | 80 | 5 | / |
| Esworth | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ashwart | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ashvort | 80 | 1 | / |
| Azworth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Haswort | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ashword | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ashwert | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hatchworth | 78 | 1 | / |
| Eischworth | 78 | 0 | / |
| Eisworth | 75 | 154 | / |
| Auswarth | 75 | 50 | / |
| Haxworth | 75 | 27 | / |
| Auswerth | 75 | 18 | / |
| Hozworth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ashwartz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gosworth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ashwertt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Eusworth | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hesworth | 75 | 0 | / |
| Housworth | 71 | 410 | / |
| Hauswerth | 71 | 16 | / |
| Hodsworth | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aschwartz | 71 | 3 | / |
| Asword | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aswert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ehhsworth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hauxworth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Asbort | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hoxsworth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Eissworth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Aushwartz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Eiseworth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Oxworth | 67 | 30 | / |
| Azwarth | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aiswert | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eshwart | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoschwarth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashward | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashvart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauswuirth | 67 | 1 | / |
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