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Earnshaw
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from en ang earn eagle + ang healh nook, angle, recess. Equivalent to en erne haugh.
Proper noun
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en habitational Old English.
Statistics
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.
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