Askin
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Frequency: (478)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
English (of Norman origin): from a Middle English and Anglo-Norman French personal name, Askin or Asketin, a pet form of Asketill, Askell, which is of Old Norse origin and related to Haskin and Haskell.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names. Copyright © 2006 Patrick Hanks. All rights reserved.
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