Warshaw Surname

198,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,109 people bear this surname

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

Warshaw Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Warsaw (the fortified place).

Warshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0151:179,88017,988
England631:884,41445,970
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
France31:22,140,907385,998
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Warshaw (11) may also be a first name.

Warshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Warsaw (the fortified place).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Warshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Warshaw has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Warshaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Warshaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 198,310th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,455,451 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Warshaw reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Warshaw is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

Warshaw is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2,015 people, or 1 in 179,880. In The United States Warshaw is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent are found, Florida, where 12 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Warshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Warshaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Warshaw last name rose 11,853 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Warshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Warshaw surname are 3.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Warshaw earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 32.33% more than the national average, earning $57,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.74% more than the national average, earning $64,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warschaw9370/
Warsaw921,045/
Warshow8693/
Wershaw8633/
Worshaw864/
Warshaf862/
Varshaw861/
Barschaw8023/
Bearshaw8016/
Warschow8012/
Warsow77214/
Worsaw772/
Warsaf771/
Varsaw770/
Vershaw71120/
Varshab7131/
Wershow7126/
Warchow7121/
Varshav7117/
Barshaf7116/
Warshof7115/
Warsowe717/
Bearsaw711/
Barschow67157/
Warshoff679/
Bearseaw673/
Varshova673/
Bairshab671/
Bourshaw671/

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Warshaw Reference & Research

Warshavsky 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Warshaw
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