The Renshaw surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,374 people carried this name — #7,599 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,124 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Renshaw surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Ravenshaw’.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 642 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Renshaw was found among the farmers of Derbyshire: 9 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Derbyshire 9

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Renshaw in American newspapers,
1925.

Newspaper page from Coulee City Dispatch carrying the name Renshaw
Coulee City Dispatch 1925-05-01
Newspaper page from Iron County News carrying the name Renshaw
Iron County News 1925-05-16
Newspaper page from Iron County News carrying the name Renshaw
Iron County News 1925-06-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 30,596 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Renshaw in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

20,685 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Renshaw. The most, 10,996, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 14,570
Victoria 2,030
Queensland 1,817
ACT (Canberra) 1,230
South Australia 398
Western Australia 388
Tasmania 200
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Renshaw.

Who carried it

People named Renshaw,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sir Charles Renshaw, 1st Baronet
    Sir Charles Renshaw, 1st Baronet 1848–1918 · politician
  • William Renshaw
    William Renshaw 1861–1904 · tennis player
  • Ernest Renshaw
    Ernest Renshaw 1861–1899 · tennis player
  • Margaret Renshaw d. 1913
  • Samuel Renshaw 1685–1783
  • Thomas Renshaw 1716–

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Renshaw,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States460 records

460 records of the Renshaw name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 155
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 112
  • Other U.S. records 193
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Emery T. Renshaw

    Born 1920 in Maine. Enlisted 1942 at Bangor; route man from Penobscot County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Palmer Cemtery, Bangor, Maine.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hannah Renshaw

    Arrived at Boston in 1885 aboard the Cephalonia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 36; matron. From England; bound for Chicago.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Franklin Mason Renshaw

    Born 1947; from Occum, Connecticut. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1966 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 460 records for Renshaw in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia339 records

339 records of the Renshaw name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 196
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 65
  • Other Australian records 78
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Renshaw

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mary, arriving 1833; certificate of freedom 1838.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catherine Renshaw

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Peru, aged 37; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Winifred Maude Renshaw

    Retired saleswoman of Strangways, Victoria; died 1980.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 339 records for Renshaw in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom26 records

26 records of the Renshaw name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 23
  • Welsh wills index cards 2
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Joseph Renshaw

    Will proved in 1934; of Bagillt, Flint.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Renshaw

    South Wales Borderers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jane Cooper Renshaw

    Will proved in 1940; of Old Colwyn, Denbigh.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Showing 3 of 26 records for Renshaw in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada16 records

16 records of the Renshaw name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Other Canadian records 6
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Howard Renshaw

    Died 1984, aged 97; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Aaron Renshaw

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ethel E. Renshaw

    Married 1894 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 16 records for Renshaw in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand11 records

11 records of the Renshaw name in New Zealand
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 9
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Renshaw

    Buried in 1915 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 82.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Renshaw

    Died 1868; buried at Rutherford Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Wilfred Henry Renshaw

    Buried in 1955 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 77.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Renshaw in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France3 records

3 records of the Renshaw name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Michele Marguerite Renshaw

    Born 1939 in Amilly (Loiret); died 1988 in Aiguines (Var).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Fernand Camille Renshaw

    Born 1908 in Moutiers-en-Puisaye (Yonne); died 1986 in Montargis (Loiret).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maurice Robert Renshaw

    Born 1915 in Londres (Angleterre); died 1999 in Campagne-lès-Hesdin (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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