Ashurst is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ashurst
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ashurst

How popular is Ashurst?

Ashurst is common in England.

Ashurst is ranked 118838 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ashursts grew by 6.524634 per cent to 800 since 2000 and ranked 29502 after elevating 96 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.25 87.88
Black 8.25 7.99
Hispanic or Latino 4 3.46
Others 1.75 0
Ashurst is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Gibraltar. Around 3384 people have been found who wears Ashurst as their family name. Ashurst is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
705 Gibraltar7
21,529 Singapore2
12,172 Ghana2
118,441 Germany2
6,103 Cyprus2
53,033 Nigeria1
16,228 Bulgaria1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
3,071 Jersey1
2,057 Isle of Man1
16,640 Hong Kong1
277,603 France1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
62,267 Spain27
23,443 Norway26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,105 Wales90
9,157 New Zealand76
56,973 South Africa73
Countries with hundreds of Ashurst:
30,734 United States961
9,862 Australia284
32,758 Canada101
Countries with thousands of Ashurst:
4,414 England1,678
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Ashurst worked as gentleman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 25 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Shannon and arrived on June 2, 1849.

Ashurst Namesakes

  • Henry F. Ashurst, Former American senator
  • Henry F. Ashurst, Former American senator
  • Len Ashurst, Soccer player
  • Len Ashurst, Soccer player
  • William Ashurst, Soccer player
  • Eli Ashurst, Soccer player
  • Jack Ashurst, Soccer player
  • William Ashurst, Politician
  • Chase Ashurst, from 2010 drama, sport film Play On, who portrayed the Demo.

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