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Ashdown Family History

Ashdown Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from Ashdown Forest in East Sussex named in Old English with æscen ‘growing with ash trees’ + dūn ‘hill’.

Perhaps also occasionally from Ashdown in Lenham Kent.

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


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Where is the Ashdown family from?

You can see how Ashdown families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ashdown family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ashdown families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 666 Ashdown families living in Kent. This was about 35% of all the recorded Ashdown's in United Kingdom. Kent had the highest population of Ashdown families in 1891.
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What did your Ashdown ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Ashdown. 9% of Ashdown men worked as a General Labourer and 71% of Ashdown women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Ashdown were Farmworker and Incapacitated.

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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

  • General Labourer
    9%
  • Bricklayer
    8%
  • Gardener
    7%
  • Farmworker
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    71%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    2%

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Passenger Lists

There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Ashdown. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Ashdown. For the veterans among your Ashdown ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Ashdown lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Ashdown life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Ashdown in 1951 was 35, and 88 in 2004.

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