Earnshaw Surname
Approximately 8,651 people bear this surname
Earnshaw Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the hernshaw,' a young heron. Heronsew is still used in Cumberland in the same sense, (a) Local, 'at the heronshaw,' a heronry, from residence beside the same. Cotgrave has Old French haironniere, 'a heron's neast, or ayrie; a hemeshaw, or shaw of wood wherein herons breed' (v.
Read More About This SurnameEarnshaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,485 | 1:12,423 | 1,832 |
| United States | 1,406 | 1:257,794 | 24,375 |
| Australia | 1,032 | 1:26,159 | 3,559 |
| Swaziland | 480 | 1:2,705 | 242 |
| Canada | 330 | 1:111,653 | 11,929 |
| New Zealand | 296 | 1:15,298 | 2,660 |
| South Africa | 104 | 1:520,939 | 41,780 |
| Scotland | 103 | 1:51,979 | 4,440 |
| Wales | 100 | 1:30,945 | 3,130 |
| Philippines | 68 | 1:1,488,797 | 104,347 |
| Northern Ireland | 64 | 1:28,829 | 3,065 |
| Isle of Man | 27 | 1:3,179 | 679 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,676 | 1:6,631 | 1,026 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 248 | 1:202,495 | 17,559 |
Earnshaw (10) may also be a first name.
Earnshaw Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the hernshaw,' a young heron. Heronsew is still used in Cumberland in the same sense, (a) Local, 'at the heronshaw,' a heronry, from residence beside the same. Cotgrave has Old French haironniere, 'a heron's neast, or ayrie; a hemeshaw, or shaw of wood wherein herons breed' (v. heronshaw, Skeat). Probably Henshaw (which see) is a variant of Hernshaw.
Johannes Hemshagh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1631. Laurence Eamshaw, of Hollingworth: Wills at Chester.
1800. Married — Thomas Dunkle and Elizabeth Eamshaw: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Dweller at the Eagle- Wood [Old English earn, an eagle + sc(e)aga, a wood]
Local-from Anglo-Saxon earn, an eagle, and sceaga, a wilderness, (Leo) grove, or shaw.
A location name in Lancashire Or Ernsheugh, Berwick.
Joshua Earnshaw, merchant, who was lord mayor of York in 1692, was the son of a yeoman of Holme in the parish of Kirkburton: be founded a school at Holme, and worthily endowed with social position and good fame his family and their descendants (Morehouse's "Kirkburton"). The Earnshaws are still in Kirkburton.
Earnshaw Demographics
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Earnshaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Earnshaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Earnshaw is found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Earnshaw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Earnshaw is the 58,449th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 842,393 people. The surname Earnshaw occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Earnshaw live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename in the world, held by 10 people.
Earnshaw is most widely held in England, where it is held by 4,485 people, or 1 in 12,423. In England Earnshaw is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 25 percent live, Lancashire, where 12 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account England it is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Earnshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Earnshaw has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 567 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 936 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 625 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Earnshaw Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Earnshaw surname are 1.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.58% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Earnshaw earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.03% more than the national average, earning R 323,268 per year; in United States they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning $47,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.55% more than the national average, earning $52,936 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearnshaw | 94 | 465 | / |
| Earnshawe | 94 | 0 | / |
| Ernshaw | 93 | 21 | / |
| Arnshaw | 93 | 1 | / |
| Earnsaw | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hearnshaws | 89 | 1 | / |
| Earnsahw | 88 | 6 | / |
| Erenshaw | 88 | 5 | / |
| Hernshaw | 88 | 3 | / |
| Earnshow | 88 | 3 | / |
| Garnshaw | 88 | 1 | / |
| Erinshaw | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gernshaw | 88 | 1 | / |
| Harnshaw | 88 | 0 | / |
| Yernshaw | 88 | 0 | / |
| Ehrnshaw | 88 | 0 | / |
| Herinshaw | 82 | 0 | / |
| Arnshav | 80 | 9 | / |
| Herrinshaw | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gournshaw | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ehrenshaft | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ernshof | 67 | 10 | / |
| Arnshof | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ernsova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arnshoff | 63 | 11 | / |
| Erginsav | 63 | 6 | / |
| Ehrensaft | 59 | 46 | / |
| Garnzow | 53 | 1 | / |
| Arinsov | 53 | 1 | / |
| Arensov | 53 | 1 | / |
| Harncow | 53 | 0 | / |
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