Birkinshaw Surname
Approximately 1,462 people bear this surname
Birkinshaw 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 SurnameBirkinshaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,103 | 1:50,515 | 6,260 |
| United States | 183 | 1:1,980,650 | 127,499 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 567 | 1:42,990 | 5,394 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Birkinshaw 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.
(English) Dweller at the Birch- Wood. [v. under Birkenhead and + Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood]
Anciently written Byrehenshaw, i. e., the shaw or grove of birch trees.
Birkinshaw Demographics
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Birkinshaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birkinshaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Birkinshaw is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Birkinshaw? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 267,252nd most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,984,642 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Birkinshaw live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Birkinshaw is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 1,103 people, or 1 in 50,515. In England it is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 23 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 15 percent reside. Aside from England this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Birkinshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Birkinshaw has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 654 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Birkinshaw Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Birkinshaw surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Birkinshaw earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.95% less than the national average, earning R 154,572 per year; in United States they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning $44,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $53,864 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkinsaw | 95 | 1 | / |
| Birkinnshaw | 95 | 0 | / |
| Burkinshaw | 90 | 2,238 | / |
| Birkenshaw | 90 | 343 | / |
| Berkinshaw | 90 | 89 | / |
| Brikinshaw | 90 | 2 | / |
| Barkinshaw | 90 | 1 | / |
| Birkinchaw | 90 | 1 | / |
| Burkin-Shaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Burkeinshaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Burkinishaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Berkinsaw | 84 | 1 | / |
| Burknshaw | 84 | 0 | / |
| Brokenshaw | 80 | 49 | / |
| Berkenshaw | 80 | 36 | / |
| Burkenshaw | 80 | 18 | / |
| Burkinshow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brikenshaw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bircunshaw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brigginshaw | 76 | 211 | / |
| Brockenshaw | 76 | 13 | / |
| Bruckenshaw | 76 | 1 | / |
| Brokenshow | 70 | 16 | / |
| Briggenshaw | 67 | 42 | / |
| Brogan-Shaw | 67 | 27 | / |
| Brogan Shaw | 67 | 1 | / |
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