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

Ashurov, 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 Ashurov surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ashurov in America

Ashurov is the 85659th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ashurov surname appeared 218 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ashurov.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ashurov 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 Ashurov

The surname Ashurov is of Russian origin, derived from the name Ashur or Ashurak. It is believed to have originated in the 17th century in the regions of Volga and Ural in Russia.

Ashurov is thought to be a patronymic name, formed by adding the Russian suffix "-ov" to the personal name Ashur or Ashurak. The name Ashur may have been derived from the ancient Assyrian city of Ashur, indicating that the family may have had ancestral roots or connections to the Assyrian people.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Ashurov can be found in the census records of the Nizhny Novgorod region in Russia, dating back to the late 18th century. During this period, the name was primarily concentrated in the Volga and Ural regions.

In the 19th century, several notable individuals with the surname Ashurov emerged. Ivan Ashurov (1810-1878) was a Russian merchant and industrialist who owned factories in the Ural region. Mikhail Ashurov (1856-1924) was a renowned Russian painter and art teacher, known for his landscapes and portraits.

Another prominent figure was Andrei Ashurov (1879-1942), a Russian military officer who served in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and later joined the White movement during the Russian Civil War.

In the 20th century, Konstantin Ashurov (1901-1976) was a Soviet geologist and explorer who led several expeditions to the Arctic regions and made significant contributions to the study of permafrost.

Yelena Ashurova (1915-2005), a ballet dancer and choreographer, was born in Moscow to a family with the surname Ashurov. She performed with the Bolshoi Ballet and later became a renowned teacher and choreographer, influencing generations of Russian dancers.

While the surname Ashurov is not as common as some other Russian surnames, it has a rich history and has been associated with notable figures in various fields, including business, art, military, science, and the performing arts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ashurov

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

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 Ashurov 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 Ashurov 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 Ashurov was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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