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

Aspinwall, 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 Aspinwall surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aspinwall in America

Aspinwall is the 22124th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aspinwall surname appeared 1,169 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 Aspinwall.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aspinwall 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 Aspinwall

The surname Aspinwall has its origins in England, likely emerging during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old English words "aespyn" meaning "aspen tree" and "walh" meaning "stranger" or "foreigner." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a grove of aspen trees or to someone who had come to England from another land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aspinwall appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire in 1301, which mention a John de Aspynwall. The "de" prefix indicates that the name was originally a locational surname, referring to a place called Aspinwall.

In the 15th century, the name is found in the records of the township of Aspull, near Wigan in Lancashire. This suggests a possible connection between the surname Aspinwall and the place name Aspull, which may have been derived from the same Old English roots.

The Domesday Book, compiled in 1086, does not contain any direct references to the surname Aspinwall, as it primarily recorded landowners and tenants rather than surnames. However, it does mention several places with names that may have contributed to the formation of this surname, such as Aspeley (Bedfordshire) and Aspenden (Hertfordshire).

Notable individuals with the surname Aspinwall include:

1. Thomas Aspinwall (1639-1704), an early settler in Muddy River (now Brookline), Massachusetts, and a prominent landowner and merchant.

2. William Aspinwall (1629-1662), an English merchant and founder of the first European trading post on the island of Madagascar.

3. Stanhope Aspinwall (1782-1852), an American politician who served as a United States Representative from New York.

4. Thomas Aspinwall (1786-1876), an English surgeon and inventor of the Aspinwall potato planter.

5. William H. Aspinwall (1807-1875), an American businessman and co-founder of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, which operated a shipping line between Panama and the West Coast of the United States during the California Gold Rush.

While the surname Aspinwall is not among the most common in England or the United States, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and can be traced back to its Old English roots and potential connections to various place names in England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aspinwall

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

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

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