Asquith Surname

91,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,241 people bear this surname

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

Asquith 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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Asquith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9151:19,1142,736
Australia8421:32,0614,258
United States8271:438,28237,694
Canada1751:210,54620,414
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Wales591:52,4504,823
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
France421:1,581,493147,826
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Jamaica261:110,3834,369
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7501:13,9292,089
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Asquith (260) may also be a first name.

Asquith 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

— Askwith, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Askwith (ash wood), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Asquith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Asquith has its highest incidence in England. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asquith? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 91,356th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,390,488 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Asquith are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. Asquith is also the 552,051st most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 260 people.

The last name Asquith is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 2,915 people, or 1 in 19,114. In England Asquith is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 35 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Beside England this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Asquith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Asquith has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Asquith last name grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 656 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 175 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Asquith Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Asquith last name are 8.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Asquith earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.38% more than the national average, earning R 350,232 per year; in United States they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $44,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.81% more than the national average, earning $55,055 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aisquith93104/
Askquith932/
Asquithe930/
Asquit922/
Esquith8619/
Asqwith862/
Asguith861/
Askuith861/
D'Askquith821/
Aisguith800/
Aisqueth800/
Esquit772,343/
Asquet7786/
Askuit771/
Gasquet712,325/
Askwith71768/
Hasquet7179/
Esquidt7110/
Osquist718/
Asquett711/
Haskith710/
Askit6735/
Hashquet671/
Gasquett671/

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