Asplen Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Asplen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Absolom'; Old English Aspelon. The change of 'b' to 'p', and removal of 's' from after to before 'b', seem to have begun in the early decades of the 13th century. This font-name was very popular, and as a surname has existed in Cambridgeshire for six centuries.

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Asplen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
England1221:456,70530,074
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Asplén (25) are calculated separately.

Asplen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Absolom'; Old English Aspelon. The change of 'b' to 'p', and removal of 's' from after to before 'b', seem to have begun in the early decades of the 13th century. This font-name was very popular, and as a surname has existed in Cambridgeshire for six centuries.

Asspelon Odierne, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugo fil. Asspelon, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Warin fil. Aspelonis, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Henry Aspelon, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Aspelon fil. Nicholas, Bedfordshire, ibid.

John Asplon, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Asplon Faber, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Ann Aspelin and John Aspelin: Visitation of Essex, 1541.

Thomas Wright and Elizabeth Asplyn, 1636: Marriage Lic. (London).

Samuel Asplin-rector of Geyton-Thorp, Norfolk, 1722: History of Norfolk.

'This morning the crew will walk over to Mortlake, whither their boat will be taken in charge of Asplen, the University waterman': Cambridge Crew (Standard).

The first three instances above are from the county of Cambridge. It is odd to think that Asplen is unquestionably from Absolom.

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

Asplen Last Name Facts

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

Asplen occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Asplén. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asplen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Asplen is the 866,642nd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. The surname Asplen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Asplen are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 1,948,704. In The United States Asplen is mostly found in: Maryland, where 69 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Asplen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Asplen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Asplen last name rose 2,067 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Asplen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Asplen last name are 32.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.41% registered with the party.

Asplen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,955 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asplén9425/
Asplein9217/
Asplend921/
Aplen9119/
Aspelien8661/
Asplin831,310/
Esplen83302/
Applen83286/
Aplein8396/
Aplenc8365/
Asplem8313/
Aplien836/
Apleng835/
Gaplen832/
Haplen831/
Auplen831/
Aspeslåen8059/
Aspelin77739/
Aspling77276/
Asplind77171/
Asplint7741/
Apletin7740/
Apletyn773/
Asplain772/
Apellen772/
Applein771/
Esplien771/
Aplesin771/
Happlen771/
Esplean770/
Espleen770/
Aplin734,616/
Aplem7312/
Aplyn737/
Oplen735/
Espln731/
Aspeling711,984/
Gaspelin7126/
Aspiling7122/
Asplindh7116/
Appleine718/
Aspilina716/
Appleang714/
Applesin714/
Appleing713/
Appellen711/
Hesplein710/
Haspling710/
Esplin672,125/
Applin671,939/
Goplen67436/
Apling67346/
Aplina6788/
Oplean6754/
Aplinc6743/
Haplin6733/
Aplain6722/
Hoplen6721/
Opleng6720/
Gaplin677/
Apline676/
Aplyna674/
Aspelling673/
Appelleng672/
Esplln671/
Aplhin671/
Appiln671/
Haplyn671/
Aphlin670/
Appleting670/
Asplim670/
Osplin670/

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