How common is the surname Ashworth?

10,116 people in the United States had the surname Ashworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,521 Americans. It ranked 3,531st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ashworth?

Gerry Ashworth, American sprinter.

Where is the surname Ashworth most common?

Wikidata records people named Ashworth in the United States.

Is the surname Ashworth getting more or less common?

More common. 10,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,116 in 2010, up 0.4%.

The surname Ashworth

An English place surname, carried by 10,116 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ashworth is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Ashworth is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,116 people named Ashworth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,521 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 10,079.

#3,531

rank among US surnames

10,116

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,255)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,522	Broome	10,133	30,469
#3,523	Shore	10,130	30,478
#3,524	Barreto	10,127	30,487
#3,525	Correia	10,126	30,490
#3,526	McDuffie	10,125	30,493
#3,527	Betz	10,120	30,508
#3,528	Alderman	10,119	30,511

Who is named Ashworth

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

92% of people named Ashworth identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ashworths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gerry Ashworth
American sprinter, born 1942

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ashworth come from?: Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + worþ (“enclosure”).
How common is the surname Ashworth?: 10,116 people in the United States had the surname Ashworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,521 Americans. It ranked 3,531st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ashworth?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Ashworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ashworth?: Gerry Ashworth, American sprinter.
Where is the surname Ashworth most common?: Wikidata records people named Ashworth in the United States.
What type of surname is Ashworth?: Ashworth is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Ashworth getting more or less common?: More common. 10,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,116 in 2010, up 0.4%.