Askenasy Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Askenasy Surname User-submission:

Ashkenazi, and variants of this surname, signify that a distant paternal ancestor of the bearer belonged to the Ashkenazi subdivision of the Jewish people.

The Ashkenazi Jews are a Jewish ethnic subdivision who lived in Northern and Eastern Europe.

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Askenasy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Askenasy Surname Meaning

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Ashkenazi, and variants of this surname, signify that a distant paternal ancestor of the bearer belonged to the Ashkenazi subdivision of the Jewish people.

The Ashkenazi Jews are a Jewish ethnic subdivision who lived in Northern and Eastern Europe. They named themselves 'Ashkenazi' when they first settled the Rhine, in Germany, in the 8th century AD. This was because it was thought 'Ashkenaz,' a place named in the Old Testament, referred to Germany, though modern scholarship suggests this is extremely unlikely.

The vast majority of bearers of the Ashkenazi surname are not Ashkenazi themselves. Rather, they pertain to other Jewish groups, and their ancestor, who would have left an Ashkenazi community to join a different one, retained 'Ashkenazi' as a surname because it was noteworthy that he was from a distinct background to the rest of his adopted community. It is most common amongst Syrian and Bukharan Jews.

The surname Ashkenazi is of Hebrew origin, and ultimately topographical in nature.

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Askenasy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Askenasy is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Askenasy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Askenasy live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States it is mostly found in: Arizona, where 32 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 16 percent reside and Argentina, where 12 percent reside.

Askenasy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Askenasy last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

Askenasy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning $49,414 USD per year.

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