Fanshawe Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fanshawe Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at (prob.) the Wood of the Winnowing- Fan [v. under Fann(e, and + Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood] Unless Fan- is for Fen-.

Fanshawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3511:158,74114,915
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia341:793,99150,673
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Wales51:618,90625,852
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:154,27413,512
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fanshawe (12) may also be a first name.

Fanshawe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at (prob.) the Wood of the Winnowing- Fan [v. under Fann(e, and + Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood] Unless Fan- is for Fen-.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family were resident at Fanshawe-Gate in the parish of Dronfield, co. Derby, at the middle of the XVI. cent., and doubtless much earlier. Lysons.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Derbyshire.

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

Fanshawe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fanshawe is found most in England. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanshawe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 628,294th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. Fanshawe is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Fanshawe live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles. Fanshawe is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 351 people, or 1 in 158,741. In England Fanshawe is most common in: Greater London, where 12 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Fanshawe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fanshawe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fanshawe last name expanded 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fanshawe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fanshawe surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Fanshawe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.62% more than the national average, earning $80,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Fanzawe80691/
Fanshie803/
Fansaye802/
Vansawe800/
Fansheut751/
Fansai71467/
Fansey71293/
Fanseu71199/
Phansawet7118/
Fansay7111/
Fansei712/
Fansaj711/
Fonsae710/
Fanchai6745/
Fansseu6736/
Vansave6710/
Fansoye679/
Fansiya678/
Fonshaa677/
Fahnsee677/
Fanzawa674/
Fanseyi673/
Fonshay673/
Vansaye672/
Vanshai672/
Vanshea672/
Fansava672/
Fansouh672/
Fancheu672/
Vansaie671/
Fansuia671/
Vanshey671/
Fansoya671/
Fanseyo671/
Fanseye671/
Fannsoe671/
Fannsai671/
Fainsey670/
Fonshee670/

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