Asplin Surname
Approximately 1,310 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameAsplin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 424 | 1:131,411 | 13,004 |
| United States | 422 | 1:858,907 | 65,342 |
| Australia | 134 | 1:201,460 | 19,724 |
| New Zealand | 129 | 1:35,103 | 6,033 |
| Norway | 74 | 1:69,490 | 9,776 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 219 | 1:111,303 | 10,892 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53 | 1:947,522 | 56,651 |
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.
(English + Celtic) Dweller at the Aspen- Tree Pool. [Old English æspe + A.-Celt. lin; Gaelic linn = Irish linn = Welsh llyn, a pool]
Asplin Demographics
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Asplin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asplin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asplin is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Asplin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 291,938th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,563,012 people. The surname 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 last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 131,411. In England Asplin is most numerous in: Cambridgeshire, where 19 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and West Midlands, where 7 percent reside. Barring England Asplin occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Asplin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Asplin has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Asplin surname expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 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 national average, with 66.67% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspling | 92 | 276 | / |
| Asplind | 92 | 171 | / |
| Asplint | 92 | 41 | / |
| Aplin | 91 | 4,616 | / |
| Asplindh | 86 | 16 | / |
| Haspling | 86 | 0 | / |
| Esplin | 83 | 2,125 | / |
| Applin | 83 | 1,939 | / |
| Apling | 83 | 346 | / |
| Asplen | 83 | 313 | / |
| Aplina | 83 | 88 | / |
| Aplinc | 83 | 43 | / |
| Haplin | 83 | 33 | / |
| Asplén | 83 | 25 | / |
| Gaplin | 83 | 7 | / |
| Aplien | 83 | 6 | / |
| Aplhin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aphlin | 83 | 0 | / |
| Asplim | 83 | 0 | / |
| Osplin | 83 | 0 | / |
| Aspelling | 80 | 3 | / |
| Appling | 77 | 3,671 | / |
| Applion | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aizplin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Esplien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asplend | 77 | 1 | / |
| Applint | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aplling | 77 | 1 | / |
| Applind | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eapling | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hauplin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gapplin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Applinn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Eaphlin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hapling | 77 | 0 | / |
| Oplin | 73 | 33 | / |
| Aplim | 73 | 31 | / |
| Aplen | 73 | 19 | / |
| Aplyn | 73 | 7 | / |
| Espln | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apellina | 71 | 28 | / |
| Aplinova | 71 | 6 | / |
| Happling | 71 | 2 | / |
| Appellin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heapling | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haupling | 71 | 0 | / |
| Happlion | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hapfling | 71 | 0 | / |
| Esplen | 67 | 302 | / |
| Applen | 67 | 286 | / |
| Goplin | 67 | 276 | / |
| Hoplin | 67 | 69 | / |
| Aplenc | 67 | 65 | / |
| Asplem | 67 | 13 | / |
| Apleng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Opling | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aplyna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oplina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaplen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auplen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haplyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ophlin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Appiln | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haplen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esplln | 67 | 1 | / |
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