Reedshaw Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Reedshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reedshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Reedshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reedshaw is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reedshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Reedshaw is the 4,206,983rd most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Reedshaw occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Reedshaw are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England it is most numerous in: Bedfordshire, where 48 percent reside, Norfolk, where 19 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 19 percent reside. Barring England this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Reedshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reedshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Reedshaw last name expanded 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Redshaw933,521/
Readshaw88548/
Redsahaw882/
Reidshaw881/
Reshaw8654/
Reesaw861/
Redshow8033/
Radshaw8027/
Reeshav805/
Ridshaw801/
Rodshaw801/
Retshaw801/
Redsahw801/
Reushaw800/
Resaw772/
Rishaw7151/
Reshav7114/
Reshab715/
Resauw712/
Reesab711/
Reusaw710/
Reschab6736/
Reshova6712/
Ressauw673/
Reschow672/
Rotshaw671/
Retsawe671/
Rischaw670/

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Reedshaw Reference & Research

Redshaw FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Redshaw FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • 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 Reedshaw
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