Barnshaw Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Barnshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barnshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:269,16921,240
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Australia391:692,19746,687
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Barnshaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barnshaw is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnshaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 617,057th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,604,300 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Barnshaw are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 269,169. In England Barnshaw is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 28 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 11 percent are found and Cheshire, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Barnshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Barnshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Barnshaw last name increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 896 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barnshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Barnshaw last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Barnshaw are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.57% being registered with the political party.

Barnshaw earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $42,486 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bernshaw8823/
Barnshow881/
Barnsova751/
Warensaw751/
Bernsav671/
Varenshov591/
Varensova591/
Varinsova591/
Barincov505/
Barencov501/

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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
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  • 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 Barnshaw
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