Gershaw Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gershaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gershaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
England71:7,959,723202,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Gershaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gershaw has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gershaw? popularity and diffusion

Gershaw is the 1,785,358th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Gershaw reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gershaw is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States it is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 20 percent live, Arizona, where 18 percent live and Massachusetts, where 15 percent live. Other than The United States Gershaw occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live.

Gershaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gershaw has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gershaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gershaw surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.

Gershaw earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.37% more than the national average, earning $47,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gershow8651/
Garshaw8624/
Cershaw862/
Girshaw861/
Gershab861/
Gershova8021/
Gershaft8020/
Gerschow8017/
Sersaw7727/
Garsaw771/
Gerschaft751/
Girshab712,535/
Gerchow71249/
Gershov7177/
Gersova7121/
Gorshow7115/
Gershof7114/
Garshow710/
Gershoff6787/
Jerschow6760/
Girshova6725/
Gerzhova6722/
Ghirshab671/
Gerchaft670/

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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 Gershaw
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