Askham Surname

232,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Askham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Askham,' two parishes in Yorkshire; also Askham, a parish in Cumberland, near Barrow-in-Furness.

Avice de Askum, Westmorland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

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Askham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2291:45,3365,712
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Faroe Islands651:754106
Australia431:627,80744,139
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Greenland71:8,054710
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Wales61:515,75523,171
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5821:41,8825,282
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Askham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Askham,' two parishes in Yorkshire; also Askham, a parish in Cumberland, near Barrow-in-Furness.

Avice de Askum, Westmorland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Thomas de Askam, 1379 i Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

'Roger Ascham (1515-68) was born in 1515 at Kirby Wiske, near Northallerton. His family seems to have been of considerable antiquity, and to have taken its name from the villages known as East and West Askham, near York. A Roger de Askham is mentioned as an adherent of Thomas. Earl of Lancaster, in 1313': Dictionary of National Biography.

1752. Sir Thomas Hatton and Harriott Askham: Marriage Lic.(London).

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

(English) Dweller at the Ash-Tree Field or Enclosure. [O.Northumb. æsc = Old Norse ask-r + Old English hamm] (English or Scandinavian) Dweller At the Ash- Trees. [O.Northumb, æscum, dat. pl. of æsc; or Old Norse askum, dat. pl. of ask-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

V. Askam, ante.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in Yorkshire, Notts, and Westmoreland. Roger Ascham, toxophilite and schoolmaster, was a Yorkshireman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Nottinghamshire, Lancashire.

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

Askham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Askham is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Askham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Askham is the 232,743rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,202,737 people. Askham occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Askham reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

Askham is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,229 people, or 1 in 45,336. In England it is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 23 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 18 percent live and Derbyshire, where 6 percent live. Aside from England this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Askham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Askham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Askham last name expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Askham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Askham surname are 6.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Askham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 160.1% more than the national average, earning R 618,096 per year; in United States they earn 13.18% less than the national average, earning $37,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $49,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haskham921/
Askhamh921/
Askhame921/
Askam91399/
Aiskhame861/
Ashkam8373/
Ashham8334/
Askame832/
Ashjam831/
Eskham831/
Oskham831/
Askaim831/
Haskam831/
Aaskam831/
Aszham831/
Ashcam830/
Aisekhame8031/
Askhamova805/
Askheim77180/
Aashkam771/
Hashkam771/
Achkham771/
Hashham771/
Hasskam771/
Oskam732,983/
Eskam73153/
Ascam7320/
Axham739/
Asjam736/
Askom732/
Azkam731/
Askamova7133/
Ashcom67212/
Hoskam67182/
Ascame6764/
Eskamm6710/
Ooskam673/
Hasjam673/
Hascam672/
Achham672/
Asskom671/
Aisehkame671/
Oskhom671/
Haxham670/

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