# Kershaw (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kershaw/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,109 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,630 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 60,432 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.0% (4,819 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkərʃɔːr/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English; equivalent to kirk (“church”) + shaw (“grove”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kershaw in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kershaw in the United States and Australia.

## People named Kershaw

- Clayton Kershaw, American professional baseball player (born 1988)
- Doug Kershaw, American musician
- Sammy Kershaw, American country musician
- Abbey Lee, Australian model

## Similar surnames

Kersh, Kersey, Kirk, Krause, Kruse, Kraus, Kirsch, Krug, Kress, Krauss, Karas, Kirksey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.