Culshaw Surname

156,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Culshaw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Culcheth,' a township in the parish of Winwick, Lancashire The Culcheths of Burscough spelt their name variously as Culcheth, Culshaw, and Kilshaw. 'The place is called Kilsha by the common people': Baines' Lancashire.

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Culshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0181:27,6113,753
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Australia1301:207,65920,175
Wales661:46,8874,434
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Uruguay341:100,9349,883
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Isle of Man261:3,301713
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1391:21,4013,021
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Culshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Culcheth,' a township in the parish of Winwick, Lancashire The Culcheths of Burscough spelt their name variously as Culcheth, Culshaw, and Kilshaw. 'The place is called Kilsha by the common people': Baines' Lancashire.

Henry de Culchet, Lancashire, 1201: Baines' Lancashire.

Gilbert de Kulchet: ibid.

William Kilshaw, of Burscough, 1617: Wills at Chester.

Geoffrey Culcheth, of Hindley, 1585: ibid.

Thomas Culcheth, of Leigh, 1611: ibid.

John Kilshaw, of Burscough, 1619: ibid.

Edward Culshaw (Culcheth), of Burscough, 1641: ibid. (1621-50).

John Culcheth, of Culcheth, parish of Winwick, 1640: ibid.

William Culcheth, or Culshaw, of Burscough. 1665: ibid. (1660-80).

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

. belonging to Culshaw or Culcheth (Lancs) a doubtful name, discussed at some length in the author's 'Place- names of the Liverpool District.’ Roger de Culchit, A.D, 1220-1 .-Pipe-Rolls.

Gilbert de Culchit, A.D. 1246-7.—Lane. Assize-Rolls.

Gilbert de Culchith, A.D. 1359-—Lanc. Fines.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Culshaw Last Name Facts

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

Culshaw is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Culshaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 156,298th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,600,837 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Culshaw are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Culshaw is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,018 people, or 1 in 27,611. In England it is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 23 percent live, Merseyside, where 22 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 19 percent live. Other than England this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Culshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Culshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Culshaw last name grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,792 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Culshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Culshaw surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Culshaw surname are 33.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Culshaw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning $42,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $53,481 CAD per year.

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