Elshaw Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Elshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:293,25322,497
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Australia501:539,91440,287
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Wales131:238,04114,239
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696

Elshaw Last Name Facts

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

Elshaw is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elshaw is the 744,013th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Elshaw live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 293,253. In England it is most prevalent in: South Yorkshire, where 25 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 18 percent live and Hampshire, where 9 percent live. Excluding England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Elshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Elshaw surname rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elshaw last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Elshaw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $45,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $47,127 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ealshaw920/
Helshaw920/
Elsaw9117/
Elshawsh864/
Elshahwe864/
Elleshaw861/
Elsawe83397/
Elshab83132/
Olshaw8321/
Elsaaw839/
Elshaf838/
Alshaw831/
Aelsaw831/
Elshahawe80214/
Elshaib77435/
Elshayb77315/
Elshabh77275/
Elshafe77245/
Elshova77150/
Halshaw77126/
Elesawe779/
Allshaw772/
Alsahaw771/
Elshaft771/
Holshaw770/
Elsab731/
Alsaw731/
Elsaf731/
Elsow731/
Elcaw731/
Eleshova71252/
Holschaw713/
Hallshaw713/
Elshaffe711/
Ellshaff711/
Hillshaw711/
Gillshaw710/
Elshof671,501/
Elsabh67153/
Elsafe67123/
Elshov67122/
Elsova6770/
Olshow676/
Elsayf674/
Elsaaf673/
Elsaib672/
Elzhaf671/
Alesaw671/
Elsatv671/
Elsaif671/
Alsawf671/
Alshaf671/
Elsaab671/

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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 Elshaw
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