Armshaw Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Armshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Armshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
England681:819,38343,863
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Armshaw Last Name Facts

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

Armshaw is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Armshaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,422,956th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname Armshaw occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Armshaw are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 28 percent reside, Louisiana, where 21 percent reside and North Carolina, where 13 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 45 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Armshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Armshaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Armshaw last name grew 650 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Armshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Armshaw surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Armshaw last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

Armshaw earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.62% more than the national average, earning $51,613 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Armishaw93653/
Harmshaw9322/
Armshawe931/
Ormshaw86229/
Ermshaw861/
Ormeshaw800/
Garmshov673/
Armshoff670/
Ermshov571/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Armshaw
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