Minshaw Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Minshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1711:325,83724,140
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Wales121:257,87814,969
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Minshaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minshaw occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minshaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,125,333rd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Minshaw are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 325,837. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cumbria, where 49 percent live, Greater London, where 8 percent live and Cheshire, where 8 percent live. Aside from England this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 7 percent live and Wales, where 6 percent live.

Minshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Minshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Minshaw last name increased 244 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Minshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Minshaw surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Minshaw earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.18% less than the national average, earning $31,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minshaws931/
Minnshaw930/
Minsaw926/
Menshaw862/
Minchaw860/
Minshova8021/
Menshawe801/
Meunshaw800/
Minsaf7729/
Minsab7723/
Minzaw775/
Minjauw71441/
Minchow71258/
Minshov7116/
Minsova712/
Minssab711/
Memshaw711/
Menshova675,333/
Menschow6716/
Mnsaf671/
Muinsaph671/
Minzhova671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Minshaw
  • 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