Cranshaw Surname

314,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cranshaw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cronkshaw,' the twisting or winding shaw, i.e. wood. Cronkshaw seems to have lain in the parish of Rochdale or Bury, Lancashire Cronshaw and Cranshaw are variants of the surname, and Crankshaw is the more correct modern representative.

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Cranshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6561:552,52945,649
England2581:215,96118,397
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Liberia641:68,8835,877
Canada411:898,67368,969
Wales381:81,4356,830
Australia361:749,88148,970
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5471:44,5625,546
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:174,97815,686

Cranshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cronkshaw,' the twisting or winding shaw, i.e. wood. Cronkshaw seems to have lain in the parish of Rochdale or Bury, Lancashire Cronshaw and Cranshaw are variants of the surname, and Crankshaw is the more correct modern representative. This form is well represented across the Atlantic.

Ellen Cronkshaw, of Musbury, 1618: Wills at Chester.

John Cronkshaw, of Hunterholme in Pendle, 1617: ibid.

William Cronkshaw, of Musbury, 1624: ibid. (1621-50).

Thomas Holt, of Cronkshaw, 1642: ibid.

That Cronshaw is a variant is easily proved. compare Francis Bould, of Cronshawe, 1613: Lancashire Inquisitions.

Francis Bold, of Graynshey [G for CJ, 1588: Wills at Chester.

James Cronshaw, farmer, Cronshaw Fold, Musbury: Kelly's Lancashire Directory, 1873.

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

(Scottish) One who came from Cranshaws (wood frequented by cranes), in Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cranshaw Last Name Facts

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

Cranshaw is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cranshaw? popularity and diffusion

Cranshaw is the 314,042nd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,093,266 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Cranshaw live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Cranshaw is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 656 people, or 1 in 552,529. In The United States Cranshaw is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and Georgia, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent are found and New Zealand, where 6 percent are found.

Cranshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cranshaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cranshaw surname increased 229 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cranshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cranshaw surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cranshaw are 8.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cranshaw earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.17% more than the national average, earning $50,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning $47,223 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crainshaw94161/
Creanshaw941/
Cranshasw941/
Chranshaw940/
Craunshaw940/
Cronshaw881,386/
Cramshaw884/
Cranssaw881/
Cranshow880/
Cranchaw880/
Kranshaw880/
Cronnshaw821/
Cranschow820/
Cronsaw804/
Cranshof7548/
Cromshaw754/
Cranshoff7176/
Kransow671/
Cromshow634/
Kransova632/
Kranzow5368/
Krancow531/
Krancav531/
Kranchov5051/
Kramshov5010/
Kranzova507/
Kransoff502/

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