Fallshaw Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Fallshaw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fulshaw,' a manor in the parish of Wilmslow, East Cheshire.

Matthew-de Fulscha, c. 1200: East Cheshire.

Willelmus Faldschawe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Fallshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia671:402,92132,505
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Fallshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fulshaw,' a manor in the parish of Wilmslow, East Cheshire.

Matthew-de Fulscha, c. 1200: East Cheshire.

Willelmus Faldschawe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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

From Fullshaw; a location name in Cheshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fallshaw Last Name Facts

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

Fallshaw is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fallshaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fallshaw is the 2,237,939th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Fallshaw live; 93 percent live in Australasia and 93 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Fallshaw is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 402,921. In Australia Fallshaw is most numerous in: Victoria, where 49 percent reside, New South Wales, where 48 percent reside and Queensland, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Australia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Fallshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fallshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fallshaw last name decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falshaw93347/
Falsaw860/
Folshaw800/
Falshova754/
Foulshaw750/
Falcaw711/
Falsafh67110/
Falshov6718/
Falchow676/
Falsafz671/
Folschow635/
Falesova634/
Falcav572/
Falzow571/
Falsov571/
Falcow571/
Falesov535/
Valshov531/
Volschow5048/
Pfalzgaf501/

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