Birkenshaw Surname
Approximately 343 people bear this surname
Birkenshaw 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.
Read More About This SurnameBirkenshaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 227 | 1:245,454 | 19,989 |
| United States | 72 | 1:5,034,152 | 256,679 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 314 | 1:77,629 | 8,424 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Birkenshaw 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 Renfrewshire surname of local origin, probably from Birkenshaw in Lanarkshire.
(English) Dweller at the Birch- Wood. [v. under Birkenhead and + Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood]
Place name in Yorkshire, England.
Anciently written Byrehenshaw, i. e., the shaw or grove of birch trees.
Birkenshaw Demographics
Average Birkenshaw Salary in
United States
$37,556 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Birkenshaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birkenshaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Birkenshaw is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Birkenshaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 812,930th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. The surname Birkenshaw occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Birkenshaw live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.
It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 245,454. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 45 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 8 percent are found and Kent, where 7 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.
Birkenshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Birkenshaw has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Birkenshaw Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Birkenshaw last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.9% being registered with the party.
The amount Birkenshaw earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.96% less than the national average, earning $37,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.11% more than the national average, earning $55,205 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkinshaw | 90 | 1,462 | / |
| Brokenshaw | 90 | 49 | / |
| Berkenshaw | 90 | 36 | / |
| Burkenshaw | 90 | 18 | / |
| Brikenshaw | 90 | 0 | / |
| Brockenshaw | 86 | 13 | / |
| Bruckenshaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Burkeinshaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Birkinnshaw | 86 | 0 | / |
| Birkinsaw | 84 | 1 | / |
| Burknshaw | 84 | 0 | / |
| Burkinshaw | 80 | 2,238 | / |
| Berkinshaw | 80 | 89 | / |
| Brokenshow | 80 | 16 | / |
| Brikinshaw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Barkinshaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Birkinchaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bircunshaw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Briggenshaw | 76 | 42 | / |
| Burkin-Shaw | 76 | 1 | / |
| Burkinishaw | 76 | 1 | / |
| Berkinsaw | 74 | 1 | / |
| Burkinshow | 70 | 1 | / |
| Brigginshaw | 67 | 211 | / |
| Brogan-Shaw | 67 | 27 | / |
| Brogan Shaw | 67 | 1 | / |
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