# Awsumb

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{{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](/source/Vinger), Norway
| variant = Åsum, Aasum, and Aasumb
| footnotes =
}}

'''Awsumb''' is a [Norwegian](/source/Norway) [toponymic](/source/Toponymic_surname) [surname](/source/surname). It is derived from an ancient farm in [Vinger](/source/Vinger), [Norway](/source/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](/source/Anglicisation_of_names) of ''Aasumb'' used by some [Norwegian emigrants](/source/Norwegian_Americans) 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](/source/Old_Norse) farm name ''Aasumb'' consists of the words for ''[ridge](/source/ridge)'' (''ås'') and ''[home](/source/home)'' (''umb''). Aasumb is an older, variant form of Åsum, which is a common surname and place name in [Scandinavia](/source/Scandinavia).

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

== References ==
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== See also ==
[Åsum (disambiguation)](/source/%C3%85sum_(disambiguation))

{{surname}}

Category:Toponymic surnames
Category:Norwegian-language surnames

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