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UK surname

Ascough

In the 1881 census there were 337 people recorded with the Ascough surname, ranking it #8,981 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 249, ranked #16,847, down from #8,981 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Kirkby Malzeard, Masham and Norton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Harrogate, Doncaster and Selby.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ascough is 392 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 26.1%.

1881 census count

337

Ranked #8,981

Modern count

249

2016, ranked #16,847

Peak year

1901

392 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ascough had 337 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,981 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 249 in 2016, ranked #16,847.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 392 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Ascough surname distribution map

The map shows where the Ascough surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Ascough surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ascough over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 232 #9,296
1861 historical 307 #8,262
1881 historical 337 #8,981
1891 historical 340 #10,062
1901 historical 392 #9,623
1911 historical 365 #9,955
1997 modern 274 #14,374
1998 modern 298 #13,937
1999 modern 301 #13,926
2000 modern 301 #13,873
2001 modern 283 #14,247
2002 modern 284 #14,524
2003 modern 272 #14,746
2004 modern 287 #14,286
2005 modern 270 #14,822
2006 modern 263 #15,215
2007 modern 268 #15,172
2008 modern 277 #14,940
2009 modern 271 #15,511
2010 modern 269 #15,935
2011 modern 268 #15,843
2012 modern 255 #16,296
2013 modern 254 #16,603
2014 modern 260 #16,470
2015 modern 260 #16,361
2016 modern 249 #16,847

Geography

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Where Ascoughs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Kirkby Malzeard, Masham, Norton, Darlington and Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Harrogate, Doncaster, Selby and Kirklees. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Kirkby Malzeard Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Masham Yorkshire, North Riding
3 Norton Yorkshire, North Riding
4 Darlington Durham
5 Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Harrogate 013 Harrogate
2 Harrogate 010 Harrogate
3 Doncaster 002 Doncaster
4 Selby 006 Selby
5 Kirklees 058 Kirklees

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ascough

These lists show first names that appear often with the Ascough surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ascough

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Ascough, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Ascough surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Ascough household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Ascough is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Ascough is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Ascough falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Ascough is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Ascough, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Ascough families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ascough surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Yorkshire leads with 213 Ascoughs recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.56x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 213 6.56x
Durham 32 3.28x
Lancashire 23 0.59x
Northumberland 20 4.10x
Lincolnshire 10 1.91x
Middlesex 10 0.31x
Kent 7 0.63x
Cheshire 6 0.83x
Staffordshire 6 0.54x
Hampshire 4 0.60x
Warwickshire 4 0.48x
Derbyshire 1 0.19x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Tynemouth in Northumberland leads with 17 Ascoughs recorded in 1881 and an index of 65.08x.

Place Total Index
Tynemouth 17 65.08x
Leeds 13 7.09x
Grewelthorpe 12 2068.97x
Hulme 11 13.55x
Middlesbrough 9 21.28x
Stockton On Tees 9 19.15x
Brotton 8 188.68x
Burnley 8 24.43x
Cockerton 8 255.59x
Richmond 8 157.79x
Horbury 7 123.24x
Norton In Malton 7 177.67x
Staveley 7 1891.89x
Thornaby 7 57.66x
Hyde 6 28.10x
Knaresborough 6 117.65x
Scarborough 6 20.33x
Bishop Monkton 5 925.93x
East Thickley 5 252.53x
Falsgrave 5 104.38x
Handsworth 5 18.34x
Kirkleatham 5 113.90x
Lindley Cum Quarmby 5 61.05x
South Stainley With 5 2083.33x
Tonbridge 5 12.40x
Uckerby 5 12500.00x
West Tanfield 5 806.45x
Willesden 5 16.19x
York St Maurice 5 81.70x
Aston 4 1.76x
Bradford 4 5.09x
Castleton 4 10.30x
Crook Billy Row 4 32.03x
Glusburn 4 218.58x
Holbeck 4 18.59x
Hunton 4 869.57x
Ilton Cum Pott 4 2857.14x
Kirby Hill In Great 4 2222.22x
Kirkby Malzeard 4 563.38x
Marske In Guisbrough 4 69.32x
New Sleaford 4 119.05x
Northallerton 4 96.39x
Aiskew 3 322.58x
Armley 3 20.95x
Bromley London 3 4.16x
Darlington 3 7.97x
Markington Cum 3 576.92x
New Malton 3 77.32x
Portsea 3 2.28x
Weardley 3 1666.67x
Welburn In Malton 3 476.19x
Yafforth 3 1428.57x
Azerley 2 259.74x
Bedale 2 169.49x
Knayton With Brawith 2 512.82x
Lindrck W Studly Royl 2 1538.46x
Marsh Chapel 2 307.69x
Otley 2 25.35x
Ramsgate 2 10.96x
Ripon 2 26.56x
Seaton Carew 2 102.04x
Sutton In Keighley 2 108.70x
Wortley In Bramley 2 7.78x
Alverstoke 1 4.11x
Bilton Cum Harrogate 1 9.00x
Burgh Upon Bain 1 526.32x
Chirton 1 9.06x
Derby St Werburgh 1 3.38x
Follifoot 1 178.57x
Gate Fulford 1 13.19x
Grainsby 1 588.24x
Helperby 1 138.89x
Laverton 1 294.12x
Low Abbotside 1 666.67x
Masham 1 83.33x
North Kelsey 1 105.26x
Sawley In Ripon 1 238.10x
St Marylebone London 1 0.57x
Sutton Under Whitstone 1 294.12x
Toynton All Sts 1 263.16x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Ascough surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 40
Elizabeth 15
Jane 13
Annie 10
Sarah 7
Ann 6
Alice 5
Eleanor 5
Eliza 5
Ellen 5
Margaret 5
Edith 4
Isabella 4
Maria 4
Emily 3
Frances 3
Hannah 3
Kate 3
Lucy 3
Martha 3
Ada 2
Caroline 2
Catherine 2
Florence 2
Lettie 2
Minnie 2
Anna 1
Easter 1
Eliz. 1
Elling 1
Emma 1
Ethel 1
Eularia 1
Fanny 1
Grace 1
Hannal 1
Harriet 1
Ida 1
Jesse 1
Leavinia 1
Lizzie 1
Mabel 1
Margret 1
Marian 1
Marthar 1
P. 1
Polly 1
Rebecca 1
Rose 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Ascough surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 22
John 20
George 19
James 10
Thomas 10
Matthew 6
Frederick 4
Herbert 4
Arthur 3
Henry 3
Joseph 3
Richard 3
Wm. 3
Albert 2
Christopher 2
Clark 2
Edwin 2
Francis 2
Frank 2
Fred 2
Jesse 2
Leonard 2
Robert 2
Samuel 2
Abraham 1
Ernest 1
Geo. 1
Harry 1
Hy. 1
Jno. 1
Jonah 1
Louis 1
Marmaduke 1
Matthias 1
Peter 1
Rowland 1
Siras 1
Stan 1
Sutton 1
Tom 1
Walter 1
Wm.Hy. 1

FAQ

Ascough surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ascough surname in 1881?

In 1881, 337 people were recorded with the Ascough surname. That placed it at #8,981 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ascough surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 249 in 2016. That gives Ascough a modern rank of #16,847.

What does the Ascough map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Ascough bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.