Aspinwall, including the reduced form Aspinall, is a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

originating from a place called Aspinwall (also Asmall) in the southern part of

Scarisbrick Scarisbrick () is a village and civil parish in West Lancashire, England. The A570, the main road between Ormskirk and Southport, runs through Scarisbrick, and much of the village lies along it. As a result, it does not have a traditional vill ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, England, near to

Ormskirk Ormskirk is a market town in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England, north of Liverpool, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston. Ormskirk is known for its gingerbread. Geography and administr ...

and Aughton. The name comes from the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

''æspen'' ("growing with

aspen Aspen is a common name for certain tree species; some, but not all, are classified by botanists in the section ''Populus'', of the ''Populus'' genus. Species These species are called aspens: *'' Populus adenopoda'' – Chinese aspen (China ...

trees") + ''wæll(a)'' ("stream"). In America, the Norwegian surname Asbjørnsen has been assimilated into Aspinwall.

People named Aspinwall

* Claud Aspinwall (1873–1944), American politician * Edward Aspinwall (died 1732), English priest * Homer F. Aspinwall (1846–1919), American politician *

Jack Aspinwall Jack Heywood Aspinwall (5 February 1933 – 19 May 2015) was a British Conservative politician. Career In the February 1974 and October 1974 elections, Aspinwall was the Liberal Party candidate for Kingswood in the rural county of Avon, co ...

(1933–2015), British politician * Lisa Aspinwall, American psychologist *

Lloyd Aspinwall John Lloyd Aspinwall (December 12, 1834 – September 4, 1886) was an American lawyer and soldier who served in the U.S. Civil War, achieving the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. National Guard. Early life Lloyd, as he was commonly know ...

(1834–1886), American New York National Guard general * Martin Aspinwall (born 1981), English rugby league player *

Nan Aspinwall Nan Jeanne Aspinwall Gable Lambell (February 2, 1880 in New York – October 24, 1964) was the first woman to ride on horseback across North America alone. She rode from San Francisco to New York from September 1, 1910, arriving on July 8, 1911 on ...

(1880–1964), American equestrian * Paul S. Aspinwall (born 1964), British theoretical physicist and mathematician *

Reginald Aspinwall Reginald Aspinwall (born Preston, Lancashire, Preston, England, 3 January 1855, died Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, England, 26 February 1921) was an English landscape painter. Life Aspinwall was born in Preston, Lancashire where his father ...

(1855–1921), English landscape painter * Stanhope Aspinwall (1713–1771), British diplomat *

Thomas Aspinwall (consul) Colonel Thomas Aspinwall (1786–1876) was the second-longest-serving United States consul, holding that position in London from 1816–1854.Charles C. Smith, "Memoirs of Col. Thomas Aspinwall, A.M." in ''Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical ...

(1786–1876), American consul *

Thomas Aspinwall (trade unionist) Thomas Aspinwall (29 May 1846 – 21 March 1901) was a British trade unionist. Born in Bickerstaffe in Lancashire, Aspinwall moved with his family to Skelmersdale in 1860, and he began working at a local coal mine. He was elected as the chec ...

(1846–1901), British trade unionist *

William Aspinwall William Aspinwall (1605 – c. 1662) was an Englishman who emigrated to Boston with the ''Winthrop Fleet'' in 1630. He played an integral part in the early religious controversies of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Life Aspinwall as most of th ...

(1605–1662), Englishman emigrant to Boston * William Aspinwall (minister) (active 1648–1662), English nonconformist minister *

William Henry Aspinwall William Henry Aspinwall (December 16, 1807 – January 18, 1875) was a prominent American businessman who was a partner in the merchant firm of Howland & Aspinwall and was a co-founder of both the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and Panama Cana ...

(1807–1875), American businessman

People named Aspinall

* Aspinall (1840s cricketer) *

Albert Aspinall Albert Wood Aspinall (27 December 1839 – 15 December 1903) was an Australian stonemason and builder. He was an expert in constructing round towers and buildings. Early life Aspinall was born in Exley Bank Bottom, Southowram, West Riding of ...

(1839–1903), Australian stonemason and builder *

Arthur Aspinall The Reverend Arthur "Ashworth" Aspinall (23 June 1846 – 9 June 1929) was a co-founder and the first Principal of The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, Australia. He was a Congregational and Presbyterian Minister, and a joint founder of the ...

(1846–1929), Australian minister *

Butler Cole Aspinall Butler Cole Aspinall (11 November 1830 – 4 April 1875) was a British-born journalist, barrister who migrated with his young wife to Melbourne, Australia, at first as an editor and writer for '' The Argus''. He soon took up his lucrative ...

(1830–1875), Australian lawyer *

Damian Aspinall John Damian Androcles Aspinall (born 24 May 1960) is an English businessman and conservationist. He has raised and released a number of zoo-bred lowland gorillas in Gabon. Early life Aspinall is the son of Jane Gordon Hastings and John Victor ...

(born 1960), English zoo keeper and casino owner * Dennis Aspinall (born 1947), Australian rules footballer * Donald Aspinall (1899–1948), English manufacturer * Frederick Aspinall (1859–?), English cricketer * Gordon Aspinall (born 1923), English rugby league player *

Ian Aspinall Ian Aspinall (born 1961) is a British actor. He played Mubbs Hussein in '' Holby City'' from 2001 to 2005, and has also appeared in '' City Central'', ''The Bill'', '' Silent Witness'', ''Peak Practice'', '' Waterloo Road'' and ''Casualty''. He al ...

(born 1961), British actor * James Aspinall (1795–1861), English clergyman * Janet Aspinall (born 1959), English cricketer *

Jessie Aspinall Jessie Strahorn Aspinall (10 December 1880 – 25 August 1953) was the first female junior medical resident at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney. Her four brothers were also medical doctors. Professional career In 1906 Aspina ...

(1880–1953), Australian doctor *

John Aspinall (engineer) Sir John Audley Frederick Aspinall (25 August 1851 – 19 January 1937) was an English mechanical engineer who served as Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) of Ireland and Lancashire and Yorkshire Rai ...

, (1851–1937) English engineer * John Aspinall (footballer) (born 1959), English footballer * John Aspinall (politician) ( – 1865), English politician *

John Aspinall (zoo owner) John Victor Aspinall (11 June 1926 – 29 June 2000) was an English zoo and casino owner. From upper class beginnings he used gambling to move to the centre of British high society in the 1960s. He was born in Delhi during the British Raj, and ...

, (1926–2000) English zoo owner and gambler * Joseph Aspinall (1854–1939), New York politician and judge *

Lauren Aspinall Lauren may be a given name or surname.The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius. ...

(born 1998), Australian squash player * Michael Aspinall (born 1939), British musicologist * Mike Aspinall (born 1983), English rugby union player *

Nathan Aspinall Nathan Aspinall (born 15 July 1991) is an English professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2019 UK Open with a 170 checkout in the final leg against former World Champion Rob Cross. ...

(born 1991), English darts player *

Neil Aspinall Neil Stanley Aspinall (13 October 1941 24 March 2008) was a British music industry executive. A school friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he went on to head the Beatles' company Apple Corps. The Beatles employed Aspinall first as th ...

(1941–2008), British music industry executive *

Nigel Aspinall Nigel Aspinall (born 1946) is a croquet player from England. Aspinall was one of the most successful croquet players in the 1970s and 1980s, winning the President's Cup eleven times (1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 and 19 ...

(born 1946), English croquet player *

Noel Aspinall Noel Lake Aspinall (30 January 1861 – 17 June 1934) was Archdeacon of Manchester from 1916 to 1934. He was educated at St John's College, Oxford and ordained in 1886. He began his ecclesiastical career with curacies in Sheffield and Ecclesall. ...

(1861–1934), Archdeacon of Manchester *

Owen Aspinall Owen Stuart Aspinall (September 21, 1927 – February 7, 1997) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 45th Governor of American Samoa from August 1, 1967, to July 31, 1969. He was born in Grand Junction, Colorado; his fat ...

(1927–1997), 45th Governor of American Samoa * Peter Aspinall (born 1994), English rugby league player *

Peter J. Aspinall Peter J. Aspinall is a social scientist whose research focuses on health services, the terminology and classification of ethnicity, and the relationship between ethnicity and health. He is Emeritus Reader in Population Health at the Centre for Hea ...

, social scientist *

Phillip Aspinall Phillip John Aspinall (born 17 December 1959) is an Australian Anglican bishop. He has been the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, archbishop of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane since February 2002 and was also the Anglican Primate of Australia, ...

(born 1959), Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, Queensland * Ron Aspinall (1918–1999), English cricketer * Septimus Aspinall (1907–1976), rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s *

Tom Aspinall Thomas Paul Aspinall (born 11 April 1993) is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of March 21, 2022, he is #6 in the UFC heavyweight rank ...

(born 1993), British mixed martial artist *

Vicky Aspinall Victoria "Vicky" Aspinall is a British musician. She was the violinist in the English post-punk band The Raincoats from 1978 to 1984. In 1992 she and Dave Morgan founded the independent dance label Fresh Records (not the post-punk label of the sam ...

, English punk musician * Walter Aspinall (1858–unknown), cricketer *

Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall (born 13 September 1967) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder or forward in the Football League, most notably for Portsmouth and Carlisle United. He began his career with hometown club Wigan Athletic, earnin ...

(born 1967), English footballer *

Wayne N. Aspinall Wayne Norviel Aspinall (April 3, 1896 – October 9, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician from Colorado. He is largely known for his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, serving as a Democratic Party (United States), ...

(1896–1983), American lawyer and politician; U.S. Representative for Colorado * William Aspinall, rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s for Keighley * Willie Aspinall, British rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s

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

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