Bearshaw Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bearshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bearshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Bearshaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bearshaw has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bearshaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Bearshaw is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Bearshaw are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Bearshaw is most frequent in England, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England Bearshaw is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 73 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 27 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Bearshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bearshaw has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barshaw93199/
Bershaw93149/
Bearsaw931/
Barschaw8823/
Bearseaw883/
Beershaw881/
Bersaw8660/
Barsaw861/
Bheershaw824/
Warshaw802,109/
Vershaw80120/
Barshow8062/
Wershaw8033/
Barshaf8016/
Bershow8011/
Berhsaw801/
Bersawe801/
Varshaw801/
Birshaw800/
Bearcaw800/
Bersjaw800/
Berchaw800/
Bershova75356/
Barschow75157/
Warschaw7570/
Barshova7523/
Bershaab751/
Bharshav751/
Bairshab751/
Beershav751/
Bourshaw751/
Warsaw711,045/
Bercaw71735/
Versaw71352/
Byrsaw71343/
Barsow7110/
Bersab713/
Barsów711/
Barsav711/
Byershova711/
Bheershav711/
Varsaw710/
Barcaw710/
Barsova671,105/
Bershov67306/
Boursaw67203/
Warshow6793/
Barchow6744/
Barshov6739/
Bershof6739/
Varshab6731/
Wershow6726/
Versauw6721/
Varshav6717/
Bersova6713/
Birshav675/
Warshaf672/
Beercaw671/
Barchav671/
Bharsab671/
Vershab671/
Barszów671/
Barscow671/
Wirshaw670/
Vershow670/

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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 Bearshaw
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