Ashkan is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the township of Heskin, which is in the parish of Eccleston, near Chorley in Lancashire. The surname Ashkan belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxonhabitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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Early Origins of the Ashkan family
The surname Ashkan was first found in Lincolnshire, where they held a family seat from very early times. Later migration found them in Northern Ireland in the province of Connacht were the name was frequently confused with the name Waters which was also an Anglicization of the Gaelic O'hUiscin.
Early History of the Ashkan family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ashkan research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1163, 1618 and 1804 are included under the topic Early Ashkan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Ashkan Spelling Variations
Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Ashkan family name include Heskin, O'Heskin, Askin, Askyn, Askins and many more.
Early Notables of the Ashkan family
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Migration of the Ashkan family to Ireland
Some of the Ashkan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Ashkan family
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Ashkan surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Robert Askyn, who came to Virginia 1635; Sarah Askin, who came to Pennsylvania in 1773; John Askin, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1806; and Henry Askin, who came to New York in 1823..
