Earnshaw
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English earn (“eagle”) + healh (“nook, angle, recess”).
Proper noun[edit]
Earnshaw (plural Earnshaws)
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Earnshaw is the 24718th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1009 individuals. Earnshaw is most common among White (92.27%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Earnshaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 508.