Dershaw Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

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

Dershaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dershaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:5,105,055259,233
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dershaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dershaw is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dershaw? popularity and diffusion

Dershaw is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dershaw reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States Dershaw is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 32 percent reside, Ohio, where 30 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside.

Dershaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dershaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dershaw last name increased 7,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dershaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dershaw are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Dershaw earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.65% more than the national average, earning $50,332 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diershaw9327/
Derschaw931/
Dearschaw880/
Dorshaw8649/
Dershow8618/
Dearsaw865/
Darshaw862/
Dershaf861/
Derschow8099/
Diershow8017/
Dershova801/
Darsaw77435/
Dirsaw774/
Derjaw774/
Dersab771/
Dercaw770/
Dierschow7581/
Dorshow7130/
Dairsaw715/
Darshaf711/
Derchow711/
Dorshav711/
Darrsaw711/
Dersova711/
Dershov711/
Derzhova671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dershaw
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