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UK surname

Ashwin

In the 1881 census there were 240 people recorded with the Ashwin surname, ranking it #11,410 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 321, ranked #14,065, down from #11,410 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, London parishes and Bretforton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cornwall, Dudley and Birmingham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ashwin is 338 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 33.8%.

1881 census count

240

Ranked #11,410

Modern count

321

2016, ranked #14,065

Peak year

1911

338 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ashwin had 240 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,410 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 321 in 2016, ranked #14,065.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 338 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Ashwin surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ashwin surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ashwin 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 227 #9,448
1861 historical 197 #12,166
1881 historical 240 #11,410
1891 historical 303 #11,039
1901 historical 321 #11,118
1911 historical 338 #10,521
1997 modern 309 #13,268
1998 modern 315 #13,452
1999 modern 312 #13,615
2000 modern 310 #13,618
2001 modern 305 #13,594
2002 modern 320 #13,414
2003 modern 309 #13,559
2004 modern 320 #13,311
2005 modern 310 #13,518
2006 modern 305 #13,766
2007 modern 311 #13,703
2008 modern 310 #13,834
2009 modern 321 #13,770
2010 modern 322 #14,034
2011 modern 319 #14,000
2012 modern 311 #14,173
2013 modern 321 #14,073
2014 modern 322 #14,113
2015 modern 323 #13,991
2016 modern 321 #14,065

Geography

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Where Ashwins are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, London parishes, Bretforton, Cheltenham and Cow Honeyborne. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cornwall, Dudley, Birmingham, Solihull and South Kesteven. 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 Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Bretforton Worcestershire
4 Cheltenham Gloucestershire
5 Cow Honeyborne Worcestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cornwall 060 Cornwall
2 Dudley 002 Dudley
3 Birmingham 043 Birmingham
4 Solihull 002 Solihull
5 South Kesteven 004 South Kesteven

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ashwin

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ashwin

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Ashwin, 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

Rural Amenity

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

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Ashwin is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

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

Ashwin is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Ashwin falls in decile 9 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Ashwin is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 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 Ashwin, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Ashwin families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ashwin 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. Gloucestershire leads with 70 Ashwins recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.18x.

County Total Index
Gloucestershire 70 15.18x
Worcestershire 45 14.66x
Warwickshire 38 6.41x
Middlesex 14 0.60x
Essex 13 2.80x
Hampshire 9 1.87x
Herefordshire 9 9.34x
Lincolnshire 8 2.13x
Monmouthshire 8 4.71x
Cornwall 5 1.88x
Lancashire 5 0.18x
Staffordshire 5 0.63x
Glamorgan 3 0.73x
Devon 2 0.41x
Flintshire 2 3.17x
Leicestershire 1 0.38x
Northamptonshire 1 0.45x
Royal Navy 1 3.57x
Shropshire 1 0.49x
Surrey 1 0.09x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aston in Warwickshire leads with 11 Ashwins recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.74x.

Place Total Index
Aston 11 6.74x
Bretforton 9 2000.00x
Carisbrooke 9 134.53x
Gloucester St Catherine 9 692.31x
Birmingham 8 4.05x
Chipping Campden 8 533.33x
Cow Honeybourne 8 2666.67x
Eckington 8 1481.48x
Quadring 8 1111.11x
Clifton 7 30.03x
Dedham 7 496.45x
Gloucester St John Baptist 7 234.90x
Sedgeberrow 7 2916.67x
Yardley 7 89.17x
Bourton On The Water 6 638.30x
Dumbleton 6 1714.29x
Leamington Priors 6 41.12x
Old Stratford 6 178.57x
Tottenham 6 16.03x
West Ham 6 5.86x
Guiting Power 5 1000.00x
Mylor 5 280.90x
Abergavenny 4 62.89x
Aberystruth 4 26.70x
Dudley 4 10.72x
Hereford St Owen 4 125.79x
Nuneaton 4 58.22x
Tewkesbury 4 97.32x
Barton Upon Irwell 3 14.29x
Burslem 3 13.20x
Cardiff St Mary 3 13.30x
Cheltenham 3 8.43x
Great Malvern 3 46.80x
Ledbury 3 90.63x
Bredon 2 190.48x
Bristol St Augustine 2 26.88x
Colwall 2 168.07x
Kensington London 2 1.53x
Paddington London 2 2.31x
Whitford 2 60.98x
Ashton Under Hill 1 344.83x
Aston Cantlow 1 112.36x
Awre 1 105.26x
Barnwood 1 161.29x
Braunston 1 116.28x
Broadway 1 75.76x
Darlaston 1 9.12x
Dursley 1 52.63x
Epsom 1 17.92x
Gloucester Kingsholm St 1 58.14x
Inkberrow 1 80.65x
Leicester St Margaret 1 1.57x
Mile End Old Town London 1 2.00x
Milverton 1 57.47x
Northfield 1 17.18x
Oswestry Town 1 15.38x
Royal Navy 1 4.18x
St George Hanover Square 1 2.41x
St Pancras London 1 0.53x
Staines 1 26.88x
Stoulton 1 333.33x
Tormoham 1 4.83x
Toxteth Park 1 1.06x
Warrington 1 3.02x
Withycombe Rawleigh 1 39.22x
Wixford 1 1111.11x
Wolstanton 1 4.15x
Worcester St John 1 27.25x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 13
Sarah 8
Elizabeth 7
Eliza 6
Ann 5
Annie 5
Emma 5
Alice 4
Ellen 4
Emily 4
Jane 4
Louisa 4
Susannah 3
Clara 2
Edith 2
Frances 2
Gertrude 2
Gwenelin 2
Hannah 2
Helen 2
Lucy 2
Maria 2
Anne 1
Caroline 1
Catharine 1
Cecilia 1
Elsie 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Florence 1
Frederick 1
Gwadys 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Henrietta 1
Hilda 1
Hildegarde 1
Isabel 1
Jemima 1
Laura 1
Leah 1
Lilly 1
Lily 1
Lizzie 1
Margaret 1
Marian 1
Marion 1
Maude 1
Rebecca 1
Rosanna 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Charles 14
John 10
William 10
James 9
Henry 7
Alfred 6
George 6
Richard 5
Albert 4
Manley 4
Edward 3
Ernest 3
Thomas 3
Francis 2
Frederick 2
Walter 2
Arthur 1
Bertie 1
Charley 1
Clinton 1
Collins 1
David 1
Elias 1
Ernert 1
Forster 1
Frank 1
Frederic 1
Godfrey 1
Guy 1
Hamilton 1
Harry 1
Henery 1
Joseph 1
Joshua 1
Keyt 1
Lewis 1
Marly 1
Owen 1
Philip 1
Piercy 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1
Stephen 1
Theodore 1
Thos.M. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Ashwin surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ashwin surname in 1881?

In 1881, 240 people were recorded with the Ashwin surname. That placed it at #11,410 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ashwin surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 321 in 2016. That gives Ashwin a modern rank of #14,065.

What does the Ashwin map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Ashwin 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.