Asker Family History

Asker Surname Meaning

Turkish: occupational name from asker ‘soldier’ a word of Arabic origin (see Askar). Arabic: variant of Askar cognate with 1 above.

Norwegian and Swedish: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Asker in particular those near Oslo from an inflected form of ask ‘ash tree’.

English (Norfolk): from the Middle English personal name Asker (Old Norse Ásgeirr formed from the elements ás ‘god’ + geirr ‘spear’).

Possibly also an American shortened form of Greek Askeris or Askeridis both from Turkish asker ‘soldier’ (see 1 above compare Laskaris).

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

Similar surnames: Asher, Anker, Acker, Auker, Asper, Askey, Easter, Tasker, Askew, Aker

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767	Military Records
1K	Immigration Records
9K	Census and Voter Lists
6K	Member Trees

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Where is the Asker family from?

You can see how Asker families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Asker family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Asker families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 81 Asker families living in Norfolk. This was about 32% of all the recorded Asker's in United Kingdom. Norfolk had the highest population of Asker families in 1891.

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What did your Asker ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Bricklayer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Asker. 15% of Asker men worked as a Bricklayer and 69% of Asker women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Asker were felt hat steamer 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.

Bricklayer

15%

gen agric labourer

15%

General labourer

15%

felt hat steamer

10%

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Unpaid domestic

Domestic servant

Incapacitated

What Asker family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 9K census records available for the last name Asker. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Asker census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Asker. 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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Military Records

There are 767 military records available for the last name Asker. For the veterans among your Asker ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Asker lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Asker life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1970. The average life expectancy for Asker in 1962 was 52, and 92 in 2004.

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Asker Surname Meaning

Turkish: occupational name from asker ‘soldier’ a word of Arabic origin (see Askar). Arabic: variant of Askar cognate with 1 above.

Norwegian and Swedish: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Asker in particular those near Oslo from an inflected form of ask ‘ash tree’.

English (Norfolk): from the Middle English personal name Asker (Old Norse Ásgeirr formed from the elements ás ‘god’ + geirr ‘spear’).

Possibly also an American shortened form of Greek Askeris or Askeridis both from Turkish asker ‘soldier’ (see 1 above compare Laskaris).

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

Where is the Asker family from?

What did your Asker ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

Bricklayer

15%

gen agric labourer

15%

General labourer

15%

felt hat steamer

10%

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Unpaid domestic

Domestic servant

Incapacitated

What Asker family records will you find?

What is the average Asker lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Asker life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1970. The average life expectancy for Asker in 1962 was 52, and 92 in 2004.

Asker Family History

Asker Surname Meaning

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Asker Surname Meaning

28,000 record(s) for Asker

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Where is the Asker family from?

What did your Asker ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Asker family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Asker lifespan?

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