About Lancashire
The surname Lancashire is of English origin and is derived from the name of the county in northwest England. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from Lancashire or had some association with the region. The name itself is believed to have originated from the Old English words "Lanca" meaning "long" or "spear" and "scir" meaning "district" or "shire," thus referring to a person from the long or spear-shaped district of Lancashire.
The surname Lancashire is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lancashire based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Lancashire is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Lancashire in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Lancashire using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.