How common is the surname Asbury?

8,522 people in the United States had the surname Asbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,229 Americans. It ranked 4,157th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Asbury?

Kelly Asbury, American animated film director (1960–2020), followed by Herbert Asbury.

Where is the surname Asbury most common?

Wikidata records people named Asbury in the United States.

Is the surname Asbury getting more or less common?

More common. 8,270 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,522 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Asbury

A surname, carried by 8,522 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Asbury is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

Variant form of Astbury.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,522 people named Asbury in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,229 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,270.

#4,157

rank among US surnames

8,522

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #3,945)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,152	Rayburn	8,532	36,187
#4,154	McCorkle	8,529	36,200
#4,156	Wozniak	8,526	36,212
#4,157	Mosier	8,522	36,229

Who is named Asbury

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Asbury identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Asburys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kelly Asbury
American animated film director (1960–2020)
Herbert Asbury
American journalist (1889–1963)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Asbury

Asbury has the Soundex code A216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A216.

Questions

Where does the surname Asbury come from?: Variant form of Astbury.
How common is the surname Asbury?: 8,522 people in the United States had the surname Asbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,229 Americans. It ranked 4,157th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Asbury?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Asbury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Asbury?: Kelly Asbury, American animated film director (1960–2020), followed by Herbert Asbury.
Where is the surname Asbury most common?: Wikidata records people named Asbury in the United States.
Is the surname Asbury getting more or less common?: More common. 8,270 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,522 in 2010, up 3.0%.