Hearnshaw Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hearnshaw 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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Hearnshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3581:155,63714,724
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Australia331:818,05251,601
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:163,59314,057
Wales71:224,0598,079

Hearnshaw 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

Hearnshaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hearnshaw is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hearnshaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 650,013th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Hearnshaw reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 155,637. In England Hearnshaw is most prevalent in: South Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 15 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Hearnshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hearnshaw has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hearnshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hearnshaw surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Hearnshaw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.22% more than the national average, earning R 330,840 per year; in United States they earn 20.6% less than the national average, earning $34,261 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning $51,133 CAD per year.

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