Find out how popular the last name Cutshaw is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cutshaw.

Cutshaw, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cutshaw surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cutshaw in America

Cutshaw is the 16315th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cutshaw surname appeared 1,766 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Cutshaw.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cutshaw to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cutshaw

The surname Cutshaw is believed to have originated in the northwest of England, possibly in the region of Lancashire or Cumbria, during the medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to be derived from a combination of Old English words, with "cut" or "cot" referring to a small dwelling or cottage, and "shaw" meaning a small wood or grove of trees. This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive surname given to someone who lived in a cottage near a small wooded area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Lancashire Inquests of 1311-1334, where a William de Coteshagh is mentioned. This spelling variation highlights the name's potential connection to a location or place name incorporating "cot" and "shaw." Another early reference is found in the Lancashire Wills of 1548-1625, which includes a Thomas Cutshay.

The Cutshaw surname can be traced back to the village of Cotteshall or Cotteshall Hall, located in the parish of Burnley in Lancashire. This place name, recorded as early as the 13th century, likely contributed to the development of the surname. Over time, the spelling evolved from Cotteshagh, Cotshagh, Cotshay, and Cutshay to the modern form of Cutshaw.

Notable individuals with the Cutshaw surname throughout history include:

1. Thomas Cutshaw (c. 1590-1670), an early settler in the Virginia Colony, who arrived in the Americas around 1635 and established a plantation in what is now Henrico County.

2. William Cutshaw (1715-1792), a British soldier who served in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Nova Scotia, Canada.

3. Mary Cutshaw (1795-1878), an American pioneer and one of the first settlers in what is now the state of Indiana, arriving in the early 19th century.

4. John Cutshaw (1820-1898), a prominent lawyer and judge in Missouri, who served as a circuit court judge in the late 19th century.

5. Robert Cutshaw (1865-1932), an American author and journalist, best known for his historical novels set in the American West during the late 19th century.

While the Cutshaw surname may have originated in a specific region of England, it has since spread across various parts of the world, particularly in North America, through immigration and migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cutshaw

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cutshaw.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cutshaw was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cutshaw has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cutshaw was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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