Last Name EARNSHAW

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Meaning Nickname: The hernshaw, a young heron. Hronsew is still used in county Cumberland in the same sense. Also, a local 'at the heronshaw,' a heronry, from residence besides the same.
Origin English, Irish, Zambian

Rank 24,453 (2000 US census) 17,792 (1990 US census)
Count 959 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.1%, or 912 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.4%, or 23 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.67%, or 16 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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