Benshaw Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Benshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Benshaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benshaw is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Benshaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Benshaw reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Benshaw is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States Benshaw is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 67 percent are found, California, where 22 percent are found and Oregon, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Ghana, where 4 percent are found.

Benshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Benshaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benshaw surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Benshaw earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.95% more than the national average, earning $47,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bnshaw920/
Benshab86170/
Venshaw861/
Bensaws860/
Benchaw860/
Bensahab809/
Benshaib801/
Benshaab801/
Benshaff800/
Bensaf77127/
Bensow7734/
Vensaw770/
Bensaib71104/
Bensaif7112/
Bensova713/
Baensaf712/
Benshof712/
Benchav711/
Buensow711/
Benzhaf711/
Benshoof671,044/
Benshoff67356/
Benzahaf67230/
Binsahab671/
Bensiowe671/
Benschob671/
Benchauf670/

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Benshaw Reference & Research

Renshaw Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Benshaw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis