Explore the Family Name Asp

The meaning of Asp

1. Swedish: ornamental name from asp ‘aspen tree’. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead named with asp ‘aspen tree’. 3. German and English: topographic name from Middle High German aspe, Middle English aspe ‘aspen tree’. 4. English: metathesized variant of Apps. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Erik.

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How common is the last name Asp in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Asp has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 29,625 in popularity and fell to 31,554 in 2010, a change of -6.51%. Similarly, the number of people with this surname also dropped during this period from 750 to 733, marking a -2.27% change. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 also declined from 0.28 to 0.25, representing a -10.71% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,625	#31,554	-6.51%
Count	750	733	-2.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.25	-10.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Asp

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Asp, as reflected by the Decennial U.S. Census, predominantly identifies as White, accounting for 96.93% in 2000 but slightly decreased to 95.09% in 2010. The Hispanic representation increased from 1.47% in 2000 to 2.59% in 2010, showing a significant growth of 76.19%. There was also an increase in those identifying with two or more races, from 0.67% in 2000 to 1.64% in 2010, a substantial change of 144.78%. However, there were no changes in the proportion of Asian/Pacific Islanders, Blacks, and American Indian and Alaskan Natives with the surname Asp within these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.93%	95.09%	-1.9%
Hispanic	1.47%	2.59%	76.19%
Two or More Races	0.67%	1.64%	144.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%