Belshaw Surname

144,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Belshaw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Belshaw' or 'Balshaw.' I cannot identify the spot.

'John de Balschagh, for the service of Rochdale..." 1311; Baines' Lancashire.

Johannes Belschagh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Belshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4841:37,5464,900
United States8301:436,69837,574
Northern Ireland3071:6,0101,095
Canada1371:268,94625,310
Scotland1371:39,0793,705
Australia1151:234,74522,001
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Wales151:206,30213,003
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2271:19,5152,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5711:42,6895,371
Scotland301:124,7745,666
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Belshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Belshaw' or 'Balshaw.' I cannot identify the spot.

'John de Balschagh, for the service of Rochdale..." 1311; Baines' Lancashire.

Johannes Belschagh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Agnes de Bolchawc, 1379: ibid.

Adam de Bolchawe, 1379: ibid.

1608. John Balshaw, of Snape-within-Scarisbrick: Wills at Chester.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at a Bell-Wood, apparently a wood situate near a bell-house. [Middle English Old English belle, a bell + Middle English shaw, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Belser (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Belshaw Last Name Facts

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

Belshaw is found most in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Belshaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belshaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 144,280th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,366,086 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Belshaw live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,484 people, or 1 in 37,546. In England Belshaw is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 20 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent are found and Lancashire, where 11 percent are found. Barring England it is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Belshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Belshaw has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 856 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 457 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Belshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Belshaw surname is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Belshaw last name are 7.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Belshaw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 243.02% more than the national average, earning R 815,148 per year; in United States they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $44,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.53% more than the national average, earning $66,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bellshaw93206/
Bielshaw930/
Blshaw921/
Belchaw861/
Bleshaw861/
Belsahw861/
Bellsaw860/
Bilshaw860/
Belshova8014/
Billshaw800/
Bilsaw770/
Billeshaw751/
Belshof71122/
Belshov7116/
Belsova713/
Blshova711/
Belshoff67201/
Velschow6759/
Bleshova6711/
Belschof673/
Belshofe671/
Belzhova671/

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