Longshaw Surname

299,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Longshaw Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Long Wood [Middle English Old English long + Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood] Cp. Langshaw.

Longshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7901:70,5298,101
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
Australia931:290,27625,669
Canada471:783,94961,790
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Scotland101:535,38220,332
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Wales101:309,45316,869
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5131:47,5155,866
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Longshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Long Wood [Middle English Old English long + Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood] Cp. Langshaw.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Longshaw Last Name Facts

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

Longshaw occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Longshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Longshaw is the 299,919th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,747,276 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Longshaw are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 790 people, or 1 in 70,529. In England it is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 25 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 24 percent reside and Cheshire, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Longshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Longshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Longshaw surname grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 691 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Longshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Longshaw surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Longshaw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.45% less than the national average, earning R 13,200 per year; in United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.32% less than the national average, earning $47,539 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longshawe943/
Langshaw881,083/
Longshow882/
Longshaft823/
Langshawe820/
Langsaw801/
Lungsaw801/
Longshaffe780/
Langsahw752/
Langsaf671/
Lungzaw671/
Langshof632/
Langsaff631/
Langsatff591/
Langsof532/

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