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There are approximately 8,211 people named Askew in the UK. That makes it the 1,309th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 130 are named Askew.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Askew surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Sax. Local) Acksheugh, hilly lands covered with oaks. Aschau, local, a town on the bend of a river in Sleswick, Denmark. Askew, crooked, from the Danish.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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