Explore the Family Name Walshaw

The meaning of Walshaw

English: habitational name from either of two places in northern England called Walshaw, in Briercliffe (Lancashire) or in Wadsworth (Yorkshire). The Lancashire placename derives from Old English wælla, wella ‘spring, stream, well’ + sceaga ‘copse’. The first element of the Yorkshire placename is Old English walh ‘Welshman’ (genitive wala).

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How common is the last name Walshaw in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Walshaw has seen a notable increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 113,519 and had a count of 143. By 2010, the rank had improved to 102,197 and the count increased to 176, marking an impressive rise of 9.97% in rank and 23.08% in total count. Additionally, the proportion of people with the surname Walshaw per 100,000 individuals grew by 20%, from 0.05 in 2000 to 0.06 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#113,519	#102,197	9.97%
Count	143	176	23.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.06	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Walshaw

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Walshaw as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data is predominantly White, accounting for 95.80% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 95.45% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity within both census years. However, there was a noticeable emergence of the Hispanic ethnicity in 2010, representing 2.84% of the population with this surname. Individuals identifying as two or more races remained at 0% throughout both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.8%	95.45%	-0.37%
Hispanic	0%	2.84%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%