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.{{Cite web|url=https://awsumbfamily.wordpress.com/history/|title=History|date=2017-12-14|website=Awsumb|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}} The spelling Awsumb is an anglicization of Aasumb used by some Norwegian emigrants to the United States.{{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}} 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.