Kirshaw Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Kirshaw Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A variant of Kershaw.
1716. Baptised — Catherine, d. Edmund Kirshaw: St. Mary Aldermary.
1754. Married — Kirshaw and Mary Bellamy: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Kirshaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Kirshaw Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A variant of Kershaw.
1716. Baptised — Catherine, d. Edmund Kirshaw: St. Mary Aldermary.
1754. Married — Kirshaw and Mary Bellamy: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
For Kirkshaw, q.v.
Kirshaw Demographics
Average Kirshaw Salary in
United States
$60,107 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kirshaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirshaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kirshaw is found most in Australia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirshaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kirshaw is the 2,944,094th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Kirshaw is mostly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Kirshaw live; 48 percent live in Australasia and 48 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,349,785. In Australia it is most frequent in: Queensland, where 90 percent live and New South Wales, where 10 percent live. Not including Australia Kirshaw exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.
Kirshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kirshaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kirshaw surname contracted 30 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kirshaw Last Name Statistics demography
Kirshaw earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.3% more than the national average, earning $60,107 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirshaws | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kershaw | 86 | 23,169 | / |
| Kurshaw | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kirshova | 80 | 250 | / |
| Ckershaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerschaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerrshaw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kershaws | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kershaww | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kirsav | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kersaw | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kirschova | 75 | 15 | / |
| Kirshov | 71 | 126 | / |
| Kershow | 71 | 75 | / |
| Kirsova | 71 | 74 | / |
| Kurshav | 71 | 32 | / |
| Kerhsaw | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cershaw | 71 | 2 | / |
| Curshaw | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kirchow | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kershawová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiersow | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kershav | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kersahw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kersaaw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerchaw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyrshova | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kirshoff | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kirschof | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kirzhova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kershova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kirchhaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khirsova | 67 | 1 | / |
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