The Ashworth Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Ashworth family.

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The Ashworth Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Ashworth
1841 Census445
1851 Census2520
1861 Census4690
1871 Census6844
1881 Census9223
1891 Census10761
1901 Census12637

Most Frequent Forenames for the Ashworth Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Ashworth 47 243 436 627 791 817 858
John Ashworth 35 202 399 548 702 734 819
James Ashworth 35 179 322 436 550 558 585
Sarah Ashworth 32 152 296 419 487 477 479
Elizabeth Ashworth 28 140 270 357 446 458 460
William Ashworth 25 127 235 322 401 462 521
Alice Ashworth 16 92 183 243 317 321 363
Thomas Ashworth 20 114 182 235 288 310 319
George Ashworth 11 72 116 178 229 270 297
Robert Ashworth 7 56 94 126 185 190 216
Jane Ashworth 7 50 97 125 177 197 189
Joseph Ashworth 6 47 96 138 169 185 201
Margaret Ashworth 6 42 79 126 182 183 195
Richard Ashworth 8 52 93 135 156 174 187
Emma Ashworth 3 38 75 119 149 153 164
Martha Ashworth 2 32 78 119 142 150 151
Henry Ashworth 7 45 83 102 126 143 148
Annie Ashworth 0 1 9 38 105 196 306
Hannah Ashworth 5 53 89 108 119 123 126
Ellen Ashworth 7 42 57 97 123 132 159

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Ashworth family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Ashworth

View Name: ASHWORTH.

ASHWORTH

Derivation:
An Anglo-Saxon name meaning 'enclosed ash tree settlement' or 'ash enclosure'.

History:
An occupational or topographocal name for someone that lived in a settlement enclosed by ash trees or that had a lot of ash trees growing in it. Could also be used to describe somebody who worked with ash trees or maintained them.

Linked Surnames:
Ashcroft, Ash, Ashberry, Ashburner, Ashby, Ashburner, Ashdown, Asher, Ashenden, Ashford, Ashforth, Ashington, Ashley, Ashman, Ashmore, Ashmoor, Aston, Ashwell

 


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