Anslow Surname

178,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Anslow Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Anslow or Annesley (Staffs), anciently Eansythlege, Ansideleye = Eanswyth’s Lea. [Old English leáh].

Anslow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5631:35,6484,692
United States3981:910,70168,500
Canada1331:277,03525,971
Wales981:31,5773,178
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Australia581:465,44335,949
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Ireland161:294,30910,207
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Samoa41:48,452659
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7581:32,1574,263
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Anslow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Anslow or Annesley (Staffs), anciently Eansythlege, Ansideleye = Eanswyth’s Lea. [Old English leáh].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in co. Stafford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Anslow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Anslow Come From? nationality or country of origin

Anslow is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Anslow.

How Common Is The Last Name Anslow? popularity and diffusion

Anslow is the 178,364th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,042,817 people. Anslow is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Anslow are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1,563 people, or 1 in 35,648. In England Anslow is most common in: West Midlands, where 29 percent live, Staffordshire, where 13 percent live and Shropshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Anslow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Anslow has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Anslow surname rose 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,421 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 133 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Anslow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Anslow surname are 12.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.34% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Anslow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.91% more than the national average, earning R 401,400 per year; in United States they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $43,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning $53,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanslow92593/
Ainslow9218/
Annslow920/
Anslowe920/
Hanslowe8610/
Onslow831,242/
Enslow83971/
Amslow831/
Ganslaw7723/
Henslow7712/
Gonslow7711/
Hamslow770/
Honslow770/
Hounslow711,325/
Angellow712/
Hanslova711/
Eindslow710/
Enzlow679/
Houndslow678/
Anjlov671/
Hounsllow671/
Ansluf670/
Henslaw621/
Onsloff620/
Hanzlova5730/
Houmslow575/
Honslova571/
Hounslaw570/
Amsluf500/

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