Askwith Surname

444,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Askwith Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Askwith,' a village in the parish of Weston, near Otley, Yorkshire Askwith and Ashworth are the same compound, viz. Ash and Worth, which see. Asquith is the modern popular dress.

Johannes de Askwith, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Askwith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4201:132,66213,094
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Australia781:346,09929,260
Canada601:614,09350,489
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales51:618,90625,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2531:96,3459,841
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Askwith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Askwith,' a village in the parish of Weston, near Otley, Yorkshire Askwith and Ashworth are the same compound, viz. Ash and Worth, which see. Asquith is the modern popular dress.

Johannes de Askwith, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Hugo de Askwith: ibid.

1579. William Askwithe and Rosina Gocianos: Marriage Lic. (London).

1590. Michael Asquith, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(Scandinavian) Bel to Askwithor Asquith = the Ash-Wood. [Old Norse ask-r + við-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Askwith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Askwith is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Askwith? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 444,536th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,488,992 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Askwith reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 132,662. In England Askwith is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 28 percent are found, Durham, where 19 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Askwith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Askwith has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Askwith surname grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,036 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Askwith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Askwith are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Askwith earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $43,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.79% less than the national average, earning $47,800 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Askwyth869/
Asqwith862/
Askuith861/
Askweth861/
Askquith802/
Askuit771/
Asquith715,241/
Eskwitt7114/
D'Askquith711/
Asguith711/
Aisquith67104/
Asquithe670/
Aisguith670/
Asquit622/
Esquith5719/
Aisqueth530/

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Askwith Reference & Research

Asquith One-name Study - A profile of the Asquith surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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