Awsumb

{{short description|Norwegian topographic surname}} {{Infobox surname |name = Awsumb |image= Vinger kirke Kongsvinger.JPG |imagesize= |caption=Vinger Church in Hedmark | pronunciation = | meaning = ås = hill or ridge | region = Vinger, Norway | variant = Åsum, Aasum, and Aasumb | footnotes = }}

'''Awsumb''' is a Norwegian toponymic surname. It is derived from an ancient farm in Vinger, Norway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awsumbfamily.wordpress.com/history/|title=History|date=2017-12-14|website=Awsumb|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> The spelling ''Awsumb'' is an anglicization of ''Aasumb'' used by some Norwegian emigrants to the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/awsumb/submitted|title=User-submitted surname Awsumb|last=Campbell|first=Mike|website=Behind the Name|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> The Old Norse farm name ''Aasumb'' consists of the words for ''ridge'' (''ås'') and ''home'' (''umb''). Aasumb is an older, variant form of Åsum, which is a common surname and place name in Scandinavia.

== People with the surname == * George Awsumb (1880–1959), architect * Gwen Robinson Awsumb (1915–2003), politician * Roger Awsumb (1928–2002), children's television personality

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== See also == Åsum (disambiguation)

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