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    The surname Ashman

    A surname, carried by 3,152 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A255

    Ashman: #10,228 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ashman #10,228, 3,152 people Ashman: #10,228 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ashman #10,228, 3,152 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ashman is more common than 93.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,152 people named Ashman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,952 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,701.

    #10,228
    rank among US surnames
    3,152
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +16.7%
    change since 2000 (was #10,831)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,219Greeson3,15497,890
    #10,224Michelson3,15397,921
    #10,228Trammel3,15297,952
    #10,232Lukens3,15197,983
    #10,233Edington3,15098,014
    #10,234Livermore3,14998,046
    #10,237Gruver3,14898,077

    Who is named Ashman

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

    79% of people named Ashman identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ashmans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Howard Ashman
      American playwright and lyricist (1950-1991)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ashman?
    3,152 people in the United States had the surname Ashman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,952 Americans. It ranked 10,228th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ashman?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Ashman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ashman?
    Howard Ashman, American playwright and lyricist (1950-1991).
    Where is the surname Ashman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ashman in the United States.
    Is the surname Ashman getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,701 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,152 in 2010, up 17%.