as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name meaning ‘wood, copse’ (Old English sceaga, Old Norse skógr).
| 5,386th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,636
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Shaw per capita
- 2004
- marked the height of its popularity
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19%
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38%
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43%
0-12
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