Aspinwall (surname)

Aspinwall, including the reduced form Aspinall, is a toponymic surname originating from a place called Aspinwall (also Asmall) in the southern part of Scarisbrick in Lancashire, England, near to Ormskirk and Aughton.[1][2][3] The name comes from the Old English æspen ("growing with aspen trees") + wæll(a) ("stream"). In America, the Norwegian surname Asbjørnsen has been assimilated into Aspinwall.[1]

People named Aspinwall

People named Aspinall

Fictional characters

  • Brett Aspinall, Waterloo Road (TV series) character; son of Roger Aspinall
  • Roger Aspinall, Waterloo Road (TV series) character; father of Brett Aspinall

References

  1. Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 64. ISBN 9780199771691.
  2. Bardsley, Charles W. E. A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames. p. 65. ISBN 9785871144015.
  3. Farrer, William; Brownbill, J, eds. (1907). A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3. Victoria County History. pp. 265–276.
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