Find out how popular the last name Asberry is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Asberry.

Asberry, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Asberry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Asberry in America

Asberry is the 11343rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Asberry surname appeared 2,781 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Asberry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Asberry to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Asberry

The surname Asberry is believed to have originated in England, derived from a locational name referring to a place called Ashbury or Ashberry. The name is thought to date back to the 12th century, with records showing variations such as Ashebury and Asbury.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Northamptonshire from 1176, which mention a Hugo de Ashebury. This suggests that the name was already well-established in that region by the late 12th century.

The name is thought to be derived from the Old English words "æsc" meaning ash tree, and "bury" meaning a fortified place or manor. This likely indicates that the original bearer of the name lived near an ash tree or a settlement with ash trees.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, there are several entries for places with similar names, such as Asseberge in Worcestershire and Esseberie in Hertfordshire, which may have been the ancestral homes of some early Asberry families.

One notable bearer of the name was Sir John Asberry, who lived in the 14th century and served as a knight under King Edward III during the Hundred Years' War with France. He is recorded as participating in the Battle of Crécy in 1346.

Another historical figure was Thomas Asberry, a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of London during the late 16th century. He was involved in the lucrative cloth trade and served as a member of the Court of Aldermen from 1589 to 1602.

In the 17th century, a family of Asberrys owned land and property in the village of Ashbury in Berkshire, which may have been the original place from which the name derived.

Reverend William Asberry, born in 1685, was a notable clergyman who served as the rector of St. Mary's Church in Bicester, Oxfordshire, from 1718 until his death in 1756.

The name Asberry also has connections to places like Ashbury in Oxfordshire and Ashbury in Devon, which may have been the ancestral homes of different branches of the family.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Asberry

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Asberry.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Asberry was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Asberry has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Asberry was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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