as a Last Name
- 175,981
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Shaw
Meaning & Origins
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a copse or thicket, Middle English s(c)hage, s(c)hawe (Old English sceaga), or a habitational name from any of the numerous minor places named with this word. The English surname was also established in Ireland in the 17th century.
| 143rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 175,981
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Maine
- has the most people named Shaw per capita
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