Herringshaw Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Herringshaw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Herringshaw,' some spot in Lincolnshire The derivation is obvious, the shaw or wood that belonged to Haring or Herring, the tenant; v. Herring.

Herringshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5971:607,13449,332
England1171:476,22330,919
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Herringshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Herringshaw,' some spot in Lincolnshire The derivation is obvious, the shaw or wood that belonged to Haring or Herring, the tenant; v. Herring.

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

(English) Dweller at Her(r)­ing's Wood [Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Herringshaw Last Name Facts

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

Herringshaw is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Herringshaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herringshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 453,475th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Herringshaw reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 597 people, or 1 in 607,134. In The United States Herringshaw is primarily found in: New York, where 38 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Herringshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herringshaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herringshaw last name rose 2,843 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herringshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herringshaw surname are 13.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Herringshaw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.05% more than the national average, earning R 606,096 per year; in United States they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning $42,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.43% less than the national average, earning $44,503 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erringshaw952/
Heringshaw951/
Harringshaw911/
Cherngchow677/

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