Olerenshaw Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

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

Olerenshaw Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Alder-Wood [Olleren is an adj. form of oller (v. under Ollerhead) + Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood]

Olerenshaw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Wales231:134,5459,804
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025

Olerenshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Alder-Wood [Olleren is an adj. form of oller (v. under Ollerhead) + Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This local name has quietly subsided into Renshaw, and it is mostly so written. It is often still further corrupted into Rench and Wrench. Inf. Rev. J. Eastwood.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Olerenshaw Demographics

Average Olerenshaw Salary in
England

£31,441

Per year
Rank:
13,647 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00020452
Rank: 34,262 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
116.55%
Sample size: 15 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Olerenshaw Last Name Facts

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

Olerenshaw occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olerenshaw? popularity and diffusion

Olerenshaw is the 2,506,728th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Olerenshaw occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Olerenshaw reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Olerenshaw is most common in England, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England Olerenshaw is most common in: Shropshire, where 24 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 17 percent live and Lancashire, where 14 percent live. Besides England it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 39 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Olerenshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Olerenshaw has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Olerenshaw surname fell 49 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ollerenshaw951,853/
Olerrenshaw950/
Ollerrenshaw911/
Olorenshaw90716/
Olarenshaw9087/
Ollernshaw906/
Allerenshaw861/
Ollerenshow861/
Ollerinshaw860/
Olorensaw841/
Ollarinshaw760/
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