Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
SHAW
There are approximately 107,067 people named Shaw in the UK. That makes it the 61th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,695 are named Shaw.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
ChawSharr
Shew
Schawe
Shar
Sha
Shae
Share
Shair
Schau
Shai
Shara
Schar
Chawe
Chaws
Chawi
Chawes
Chawa
Chawai
Chawy
Chawr
Pshaw
Pshar
Psheaw
Schaw
Schawz
Schaws
Shahr
Shaaw
Schawo
Schawa
Schawi
Schawes
The Shaw surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Scotch.) A lawn, a plain surrounded by trees, or an open space between woods.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
B° SHAW. Very common ijer sc, and also as a termination. It means a small wood, from A-Sax. scua, a shade, a place shadowed or sheltered by trees.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.