Birkinshaw Surname

267,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

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.

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Birkinshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1031:50,5156,260
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Australia291:930,88655,860
Wales291:106,7088,358
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Ireland141:336,35312,021
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5671:42,9905,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

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.

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

(English) Dweller at the Birch- Wood. [v. under Birken­head and + Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Birkinshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birkinshaw is most common in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkinshaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 267,252nd most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,984,642 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Birkinshaw reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,103 people, or 1 in 50,515. In England Birkinshaw is most prevalent in: South Yorkshire, where 23 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 16 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 15 percent are found. Not including England this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Birkinshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Birkinshaw has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 654 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birkinshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Birkinshaw are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% registered with 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.

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