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Ashburner Name Meaning

English (northern): occupational name for a maker of potash i.e. someone who burned wood in order to obtain potash (lye) from the ashes. Lye was used in a variety of medieval manufacturing applications including bleaching cloth making glass and making soap.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Ashburn, Washburne, Washburn, Hashbarger, Burner, Thurner, Lymburner

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Where is the Ashburner family from?

You can see how Ashburner families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ashburner family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ashburner families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 279 Ashburner families living in Lancashire. This was about 61% of all the recorded Ashburner's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Ashburner families in 1891.
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What did your Ashburner ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Chartered Accountant and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Ashburner. 15% of Ashburner men worked as a Chartered Accountant and 74% of Ashburner women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Ashburner were Retired and Household Duties. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Chartered Accountant
    15%
  • Miners Labourer
    15%
  • Operative Cotton Spinner
    15%
  • Retired
    15%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    74%
  • Private Means
    8%
  • Domestic Servant
    4%
  • Household Duties
    3%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 998 immigration records available for the last name Ashburner. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Australia, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 417 military records available for the last name Ashburner. For the veterans among your Ashburner ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Ashburner lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Ashburner life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1966, and highest in 1975. The average life expectancy for Ashburner in 1953 was 54, and 83 in 2004.

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