Bircumshaw Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bircumshaw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birkenshaw,' a chapelry in the parish of Birstall, Yorkshire The meaning is 'the birch-wood' birktn being the adjective (v. Birkenhead, Akenhead, &c). The variants are curious, but only found at a distance from their native home.

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Bircumshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3091:180,31716,264
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:175,36214,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bircumshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birkenshaw,' a chapelry in the parish of Birstall, Yorkshire The meaning is 'the birch-wood' birktn being the adjective (v. Birkenhead, Akenhead, &c). The variants are curious, but only found at a distance from their native home.

John Birchynshaw, Henry VIII: Cal. State Papers.

Thomas Birkyschaghe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1634. Baptised — Humphrey Birchenshaw: Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

Robert Birkenshaw, 1587: Wills at Chester.

Ambrose Birtenshaw, of Manchester, 1584: ibid.

Robert Birtinshaw, of Manchester, 1609: ibid.

1782. Married — William Fligg and Isabella Burckingshaw: St. George, Hanover Square.

The Standard of Oct. 10, 1886, reports Emma Bircumshaw as appearing in court at Nottingham in a legal case. This spelling is a manifest corruption of Birkinshaw.

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

Anciently written Byrehenshaw, i. e., the shaw or grove of birch trees.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bircumshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bircumshaw occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bircumshaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Bircumshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bircumshaw is the 727,600th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Bircumshaw are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Bircumshaw is most numerous in England, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 180,317. In England Bircumshaw is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 33 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 9 percent are found and Bedfordshire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England Bircumshaw is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Bircumshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bircumshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bircumshaw surname grew 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bircumshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bircumshaw surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Bircumshaw earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.82% less than the national average, earning $37,616 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birkumshaw9038/
Bircomshaw901/
Bircunshaw900/
Bircamshaw900/
Burcumshaw900/
Borcumshaw900/
Birkamshaw800/
Birkhamshaw7617/
Brigmshaw740/
Burkamshaw701/

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