Ernshaw Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Ernshaw 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.

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Ernshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Ernshaw 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.

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

Local-from Anglo-Saxon earn, an eagle, and sceaga, a wilderness, (Leo) grove, or shaw.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ernshaw Last Name Facts

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

Ernshaw occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ernshaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Ernshaw live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Ernshaw is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Ernshaw is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 36 percent live, Florida, where 21 percent live and Maine, where 21 percent live. Outside of The United States Ernshaw occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Ernshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ernshaw has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 63 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ernshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ernshaw last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Ernshaw earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Earnshaw938,651/
Erenshaw935/
Hernshaw933/
Gernshaw931/
Erinshaw931/
Ehrnshaw930/
Hearnshaw88465/
Herinshaw880/
Earnshawe880/
Arnshaw861/
Earnsaw861/
Hearnshaws821/
Herrinshaw821/
Hornshaw80373/
Orenshaw8070/
Earnsahw806/
Earnshow803/
Harnshaw800/
Orrenshaw750/
Horenshaw750/
Ehrenshaft7140/
Ernshof7110/
Arnshav719/
Ernsova712/
Erginsav676/
Ehrensaft6346/
Arnshof578/
Arnshoff5311/

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