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Onslow
OriginEnglish
Meaning"Andrǣd's hill"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Onslow
A rare surname name that could follow in the footsteps of Harlow, Marlow, and Winslow, Onslow comes from the Old English name Andrǣd, which likely relates to Andrew and Anders. In turn, this could give it the more figurative meaning of "the manly one's hill".
Only ever appearing in the US stats once back in 1917, it was used for a character in the 90's show Keeping Up With Appearances.
Pronounced ONZ-loh.
As of October 2026, Onslow ranked #3465 in US births in 1917 SSA.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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