Orshaw Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Orshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Orshaw Last Name Facts

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

Orshaw is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orshaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orshaw is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Orshaw reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States Orshaw is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 39 percent reside, New York, where 26 percent reside and Delaware, where 13 percent reside.

Orshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Orshaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orshaw last name increased 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orshaw surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Orshaw earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horshaw92134/
Gourshaw861/
Ershaw837/
Arshaw834/
Urshaw831/
Harshaw772,184/
Hershaw77265/
Garshaw7724/
Gorshow7715/
Gurshaw7711/
Orshova772/
Horshow771/
Aershaw771/
Hurshaw771/
Orsow7312/
Orsab731/
Arsaw731/
Ersaw731/
Gorshova7176/
Horshova7111/
Hershaww710/
Arshaf67151/
Orchow67109/
Orsouw6776/
Ershow6753/
Gorsav6730/
Orsowa6730/
Orsova6728/
Arshab6721/
Ershaf6710/
Orshov674/
Hoorshoow671/
Harsaw671/
Garsaw671/
Arshav671/

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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
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  • 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 Orshaw
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