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There are approximately 2,239 people named Maw in the UK. That makes it the 4,110th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 35 are named Maw.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Maw surname in historical dictionaries

MAW. MAWE. "The name Mac Coghlan is in Ireland beautified and abbreviated into Maw ; the Mac Coghlan or head of the family was called the Maw ; and a district of King's County was known, within the memory of persons now living, by the appellation of the Maw's County." Southey's Doctor.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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