Last Name AINSCOUGH

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Meaning Local: Village Askew.
Local: Of Aiskew, a township in the parish of Bedale, county York. Anne Askew (1521-46), protesting martyr, was he second daughter of Sir William Askew, or Ayscough, knight, who is generally stated to be of Kelsey, in Lincolnshire. The original form was Aiskew or Ayscough. This by intrusive 'n' became, in Lancashire, Ainscough and Ainscow.
Origin English, Irish, South african

Rank 83,004 (2000 US census) 41,503 (1990 US census)
Count 211 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 98.1%, or 207 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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