Robertshaw Surname

106,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Robertshaw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Robertshaw,' i.e. the wood that belonged to Robert. This is a West Riding (Yorks) surname, but I cannot find the precise spot. v. Robert and Shaw.

Laurence Robteshay, of Clayton-in-the-Moors, Lancashire, 1610: Wills at Chester.

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Robertshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6501:21,0262,965
United States9031:401,39435,091
Canada3151:116,97012,402
New Zealand1541:29,4055,152
Australia1371:197,04919,369
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Wales481:64,4695,713
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Jersey51:19,8403,614
France51:13,284,544357,392
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4421:9,9821,513
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Robertshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Robertshaw,' i.e. the wood that belonged to Robert. This is a West Riding (Yorks) surname, but I cannot find the precise spot. v. Robert and Shaw.

Laurence Robteshay, of Clayton-in-the-Moors, Lancashire, 1610: Wills at Chester.

1794. Married — William Robertshaw and Ann Mason: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at Robert's Wood [v. under Robert, and + Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

(Northern English (West Riding of Yorkshire) + German) The one who came from Robertshaw, a lost village in what is now West Yorkshire. The place name comes from two elements the German name Robert deriving from the ancient German name Hrodebert meaning famous glory + Shaw meaning wooded thicket or small wood.

- dinn315

Robertshaw Last Name Facts

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

Robertshaw is found most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Robertshaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Robertshaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 106,985th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,669,541 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Robertshaw live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 2,650 people, or 1 in 21,026. In England Robertshaw is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 38 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 6 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 5 percent are found. Aside from England Robertshaw is found in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Robertshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Robertshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Robertshaw surname grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,075 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 686 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Robertshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Robertshaw surname is chiefly Methodist (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States Robertshaw are 5.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.02% registered with the political party.

The amount Robertshaw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.83% more than the national average, earning R 453,492 per year; in United States they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $46,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.79% more than the national average, earning $57,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Robertshawe9594/
Robert-Shaw956/
Robertshawf953/
Robert Shaw952/
Robertshaws950/
Robertshow901/
Rubertshaw901/
Robertshew901/
Robertsova802/
Robertsob740/

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