Last Name ASTLE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Asketel, one of this early and popular names.
Local: Of Asthill. The suffix is commongly turned into 'le' or 'ell.'
Origin English, Belgian, South african

Rank 18,916 (2000 US census) 17,068 (1990 US census)
Count 1,335 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 96.1%, or 1283 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0.75%, or 10 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.37%, or 5 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.4%, or 32 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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