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Ashwell Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places, in Essex, Hertfordshire, Rutland, and elsewhere, named Ashwell, from Old English æsc ‘ash tree’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Haswell, Caswell, Sewell, Oswell, Bidwell, Stowell, Ashley, Bardwell

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Ashwell Family Origin

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Ashwell Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    50%

  • Laborer

    11%

  • Farm Laborer

    8%

  • Keeps House

    8%

In 1880, a less common occupation for the Ashwell family was Keeps House. The most common Ashwell occupation in the USA was Farmer. 50% of Ashwell's were Farmers. Farmer, Laborer and Farm Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Ashwell.

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Ashwell Historical Records

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Ashwell Life Expectancy

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