Kenshaw Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Kenshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Kenshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenshaw occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kenshaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kenshaw is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Kenshaw live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kenshaw is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Kenshaw is primarily concentrated in: Indiana, where 50 percent live, Illinois, where 17 percent live and Iowa, where 17 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 36 percent live and Kenya, where 9 percent live.

Kenshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenshaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kenshaw last name contracted 76 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenshaw Last Name Statistics demography

Kenshaw earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ckenshaw932/
Kennshaw930/
Kensaw921/
Kinshaw8636/
Kemshaw8617/
Kenshav864/
Censhaw863/
Kenshaf861/
Kenchaw860/
Kenshova8013/
Chenshaw804/
Coenshaw801/
Keenshab801/
Kensav7711/
Kinsaw771/
Kenschaft7518/
Kensheaft751/
Kenshov7164/
Kenzawe7134/
Kensowa713/
Kensova713/
Kenssab711/
Kynshova6739/
Kinshova6712/
Knsab671/
Quinshaw670/

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Kenshaw Reference & Research

Renshaw Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kenshaw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis