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There are approximately 4,998 people named Earnshaw in the UK. That makes it the 2,105th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 79 are named Earnshaw.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Earnshaw surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

EARNSHAW. Local— from A-Sax. earn, an eagle, and sccaga, a wilderness, (Leo) grove, or shaw.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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