Myerscough Surname

249,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Myerscough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Myerscough,' a township in the old parish of Lancaster. For the various early spellings, Mireschoghe, Merscowe, Myreskoo, Mirescoghe, Myrescoghe, and Myerscoe, v. Baines' Lancashire.

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Myerscough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9491:58,7127,022
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Australia931:290,27625,669
Wales621:49,9124,670
Scotland241:223,07611,507
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4441:54,8996,550
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Myerscough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Myerscough,' a township in the old parish of Lancaster. For the various early spellings, Mireschoghe, Merscowe, Myreskoo, Mirescoghe, Myrescoghe, and Myerscoe, v. Baines' Lancashire.

'The heir of Henry de Fetherby, and William de Whytyngham, John de Staunford, and the heir of Richard de Mirscowe hold the mediety of the manor of Claghton': Knights' Fees, 23 Edward III, Baines' Lancashire.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Myerscough (Lancs), A.D. 1317 Mirescogh = the Bog- Wood [Middle English mire, myre, Old Norse mýr-r, a bog + Middle English sco(u)gh, Old Norse skóg-r, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Myerscough Last Name Facts

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

The last name Myerscough is found most frequently in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Myerscough.

How Common Is The Last Name Myerscough? popularity and diffusion

It is the 249,745th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,586,247 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Myerscough are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 949 people, or 1 in 58,712. In England Myerscough is most common in: Lancashire, where 35 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 19 percent reside and Merseyside, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England Myerscough is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Myerscough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Myerscough has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,694 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Myerscough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Myerscough surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Myerscough earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.34% more than the national average, earning R 376,272 per year; in United States they earn 18.31% less than the national average, earning $35,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning $48,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyerscough952/
Myercough951/
Myrscough950/
Myersclough950/
Myrescough901/
Myerscough Wa871/
Mjerskaug6313/
Mejerskog631/
Mierchuk5614/
Myerjack5611/
Majerscak5321/
Miyorshak535/

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