Earnshaw

== English == === Etymology === Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English earn (“eagle”) + healh (“nook, angle, recess”). === Proper noun === Earnshaw (plural Earnshaws) A habitational surname from 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. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Earnshaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 508.