Paw Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 8
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 25
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Paw Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Paw family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10
Boiler Maker 1
Cigar Maker 1
Dock Labourer 1
Dress Maker 1
Gas Fitter 1
Gas Fitter Wife 1
Joiner 1
Milliner 1
Office Cleaner 1
Warehouse Man Distiller 1
Carpenter 1
Fireman In Coal Mine 1
Horse Keeper 1
Mechanic Cotton Mill 1
Kitchen Maid 1
Bonds 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Paw

Name Census Frequency
Mary Paw 35
William Paw 25
John Paw 19
Elizabeth Paw 18
Charles Paw 12
Ann Paw 10
James Paw 9
Thomas Paw 9
Eliza Paw 7
Robert Paw 7
Sarah Paw 6
Emma Paw 5
Henry Paw 5
Alice Paw 4
Charlotte Paw 4
George Paw 4
Jane Paw 4
Joseph Paw 4
Margaret Paw 4
Richard Paw 4
Ellen Paw 3
Martha Paw 3
Anne Paw 2
Catherine Paw 2
Daisy Paw 2

Paw Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pow 67% 2,482
2 Powe 50% 1,654
3 Pew 67% 616
4 Paw 100% 278
5 Paugh 40% 101

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The surname Paw is the 4th most popular variant of Pow.

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