How common is the surname Askew?

13,683 people in the United States had the surname Askew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,564 Americans. It ranked 2,634th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Askew?

Luke Askew, American actor (1932–2012), followed by Reubin Askew.

Where is the surname Askew most common?

Wikidata records people named Askew in the United States.

Is the surname Askew getting more or less common?

More common. 13,095 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,683 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Askew

A surname, carried by 13,683 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Askew is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,683 people named Askew in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,564 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,095.

#2,634

rank among US surnames

13,683

people in 2010

4.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,530)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,625	Coburn	13,741	22,469
#2,626	Minton	13,737	22,475
#2,627	Duenas	13,736	22,477
#2,628	Mackenzie	13,733	22,482
#2,629	Briscoe	13,728	22,490
#2,630	Lawton	13,713	22,515
#2,631	Sarmiento	13,710	22,520

Who is named Askew

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

49% of people named Askew identified as Black (not Hispanic), 46% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 49%
White (not Hispanic) 46%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Askews

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Luke Askew
American actor (1932–2012)
Reubin Askew
American politician (1928-2014)
Oliver Askew
American racing driver, born 1996
Vincent Askew
American basketball player-coach, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Ayscough

Surnames that sound like Askew

Askew has the Soundex code A200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A200.

Questions

How common is the surname Askew?: 13,683 people in the United States had the surname Askew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,564 Americans. It ranked 2,634th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Askew?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Askew identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 46% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Askew?: Luke Askew, American actor (1932–2012), followed by Reubin Askew.
Where is the surname Askew most common?: Wikidata records people named Askew in the United States.
Is the surname Askew getting more or less common?: More common. 13,095 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,683 in 2010, up 4.5%.
What are other spellings of Askew?: Ayscough.