Renshaw Family History
Renshaw Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Renishaw in Derbyshire, named from
the Middle English personal name Reynold + shawe
‘copse’. The name is still found chiefly in Derbyshire, South
Yorkshire, and Lancashire.
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Name Distribution of Renshaw Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Renshaw families
 39 - 76  14 - 38 |
 1 - 13  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Renshaw families
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552 - 1,101 185 - 551 |
1 - 184 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Renshaw families
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7 - 11 3 - 6 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Renshaw Family Origin
Renshaw Immigration Information
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Renshaw Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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