Yearnshaw Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

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

Yearnshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yearnshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Yearnshaw Last Name Facts

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

Yearnshaw has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yearnshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,691,963rd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Yearnshaw is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Yearnshaw reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Yearnshaw is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 89 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Colorado, where 3 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent live.

Yearnshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yearnshaw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 760 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yearnshaw Last Name Statistics demography

Yearnshaw earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.7% more than the national average, earning $51,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yearnschaw951/
Earnshaw948,651/
Yernshaw940/
Eaarnshaw894/
Yearnshew890/
Ernshaw8821/
Arnshaw881/
Erenshaw825/
Earnshow823/
Erinshaw821/
Ehrnshaw820/
Erranshaw785/
Orenshaw7170/
Orrenshaw670/
O'Orenshaw631/
Oraon Shaw631/
O Orenshaw630/

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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 Yearnshaw
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