# Earnshaw

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #70,625

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English earn (“eagle”) + healh (“nook, angle, recess”). Equivalent to erne + haugh.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/earnshaw