Asplin Surname

291,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Asplin 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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Asplin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4241:131,41113,004
United States4221:858,90765,342
Australia1341:201,46019,724
New Zealand1291:35,1036,033
Norway741:69,4909,776
Canada461:800,99162,809
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Finland101:549,67032,186
Estonia81:165,22626,217
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:111,30310,892
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Asplin 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

(English + Celtic) Dweller at the Aspen- Tree Pool. [Old English æspe + A.-Celt. lin; Gaelic linn = Irish linn = Welsh llyn, a pool]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Asplin Last Name Facts

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

Asplin is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asplin? popularity and diffusion

Asplin is the 291,938th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,563,012 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Asplin are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 424 people, or 1 in 131,411. In England it is most common in: Cambridgeshire, where 19 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and West Midlands, where 7 percent live. Outside of England Asplin is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Asplin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Asplin has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Asplin surname grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 796 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Asplin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Asplin surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Asplin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.28% more than the national average, earning 520,106 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.66% more than the national average, earning $44,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $47,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aspling92276/
Asplind92171/
Asplint9241/
Aplin914,616/
Asplindh8616/
Haspling860/
Esplin832,125/
Applin831,939/
Apling83346/
Asplen83313/
Aplina8388/
Aplinc8343/
Haplin8333/
Asplén8325/
Gaplin837/
Aplien836/
Aplhin831/
Aphlin830/
Asplim830/
Osplin830/
Aspelling803/
Appling773,671/
Applion773/
Aizplin771/
Esplien771/
Asplend771/
Applint771/
Aplling771/
Applind771/
Eapling770/
Hauplin770/
Gapplin770/
Applinn770/
Eaphlin770/
Hapling770/
Oplin7333/
Aplim7331/
Aplen7319/
Aplyn737/
Espln731/
Apellina7128/
Aplinova716/
Happling712/
Appellin711/
Heapling710/
Haupling710/
Happlion710/
Hapfling710/
Esplen67302/
Applen67286/
Goplin67276/
Hoplin6769/
Aplenc6765/
Asplem6713/
Apleng675/
Opling674/
Aplyna674/
Oplina672/
Gaplen672/
Auplen671/
Haplyn671/
Ophlin671/
Appiln671/
Haplen671/
Esplln671/

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