Beardshaw Surname

581,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Beardshaw Surname Definition:

Equivalent in meaning to Beardwood, q.v. [Old English scaga, a wood]

Beardshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4241:131,41113,004
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Australia281:964,13257,058
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Wales131:238,04114,239
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2451:99,49110,063
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Beardshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Equivalent in meaning to Beardwood, q.v. [Old English scaga, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Beardshaw Last Name Facts

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

Beardshaw is most common in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beardshaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 581,222nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 13,495,455 people. Beardshaw occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Beardshaw live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Beardshaw is most common in England, where it is borne by 424 people, or 1 in 131,411. In England Beardshaw is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 18 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found and Somerset, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England Beardshaw exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Beardshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Beardshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Beardshaw surname increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beardshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Beardshaw surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Beardshaw earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 60.93% more than the national average, earning $69,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.39% more than the national average, earning $56,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bardshaw9417/
Berdshaw942/
Bardsaw881/
Birdshaw822/
Barcschaw782/
Birdsaw752/
Bearcaw750/
Bartsaw750/
Berchaw750/
Wartshaw711/
Bercaw67735/
Barcaw670/

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