Last Name RENSHAW

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	Local: Of Ravensha, some samll spot in East Cheshire. Ravenshaw ,eams the shaw or wood belonging to Raven, an early personal name of much popularity. Rawnsley and Raven, and Ravenscroft, a surname found in East Cheshire.

Origin	English, Jewish, Greek, Irish

Rank	7,443 (2000 US census)	7,651 (1990 US census)

Count	4,124 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

93.79%, or 3868 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
1.43%, or 59 total occurrences, as black,
0.65%, or 27 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.95%, or 39 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.62%, or 67 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.55%, or 64 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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