Kershaw meaning | Last name Kershaw origin

Following is the meaning of Kershaw surname. Family name Kershaw is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kershaw
No. of characters: 7
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kershaw

Kershaw is used as a family name or surname in South Africa languages. Kershaw has 7 characters long in length.

Kershaw is common in South Africa country(ies).

Kershaw is ranked 23978 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kershaw bearers increased by 6.017846 per cent in 2010 US census to 5109 since 2000, the surname slipped by 134 spots and ranked at 6630. The last name was found in around 17 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 76.22 77.88
Black 18.28 18.2
Hispanic or Latino 2.54 1.54
Others 1.86 1.51
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.9 0.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2 0.27

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Kershaw

How popular is Kershaw?

Kershaw is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Guernsey is ahead in terms of density. Around 21424 people have been found who wears Kershaw as their family name. Kershaw is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
90,157 Germany10
486,351 Russia10
9,568 Thailand8
275,830 Ukraine8
10,542 China4
2,720 South Korea3
14,078 Japan3
119,730 Brazil3
4,138 Bahrain3
46,068 Philippines3
21,529 Singapore2
13,552 Qatar2
1,500,361 India2
1,118 Isle of Man2
65,594 Belgium2
6,103 Cyprus2
1,777 Jersey2
1,151 Brunei2
37,493 Austria1
31,584 Peru1
2,333 Montenegro1
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Immigrants to US

William Kershaw was 25 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 1, 1846. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took Alhambra from Dublin. Thomas Kershaw, aged 20, William Kershaw (6), Thomas Kershaw (22) Whitesmith, U Kershaw (25) , 36 years old Thomas Kershaw, Jane Kershaw, Alice Kershaw (7), Jos. Kershaw (26) Immigrant, Immigrant Sarah Kershaw, Henry Kershaw (23) Farmer, and 8 other Kershaw around 50% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer migrated to US.

Celebrities having Kershaw surname

Abbey Lee Kershaw Fashion Model
Alister Kershaw Author
Annabel Kershaw Actor
Abbey Lee Kershaw Fashion Model
Annabel Kershaw Actor
Fred Kershaw, 1st Baron Kershaw Politician
Rebecca Kershaw Player
Abbey Lee Kershaw Fashion Model
Robyn Kershaw Film producer
Doug Kershaw Singer
  • In 2017 drama movie, Euphoryaa, Sarah Kershaw characterized Rose.
  • In 2017, Gemma Kershaw portrayed the role of Zombie #3 in action, horror movie Last Humans.
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