Bolshaw Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Bolshaw Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at (prob.) the Hall-Wood [Old English bold, a hall, mansion + scaga, a wood].

2 for Balshaw, q.v.

Bolshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:309,54523,336
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Wales41:773,63329,106
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:137,71412,521
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Bolshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at (prob.) the Hall-Wood [Old English bold, a hall, mansion + scaga, a wood].

2 for Balshaw, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Balsham; a location name in Cambridgeshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bolshaw Last Name Facts

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

Bolshaw occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolshaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,067,497th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Bolshaw live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 309,545. In England Bolshaw is mostly concentrated in: Cheshire, where 22 percent live, West Midlands, where 14 percent live and Devon, where 10 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Bolshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bolshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bolshaw surname expanded 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 176 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bolshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bolshaw surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Bolshaw earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.75% less than the national average, earning $32,902 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boleshaw930/
Balshaw861,253/
Bolshow860/
Bulshaw860/
Bolshova802,410/
Ballshaw801/
Wholshaw800/
Boleshova753/
Bolschova751/
Bolshov712,641/
Walshaw711,824/
Battleshaw7129/
Bolsova7111/
Bolchow715/
Balshav711/
Wolshow711/
Boljohw710/
Boljahw710/
Bolesova6793/
Volschow6748/
Boleshov6722/
Balshova6717/
Bulshova673/
Volshova673/
Bolshoff672/
Bolschov672/
Wolschow671/

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