Shaw Name Meaning: Of English and Scottish origin, mainly used as a surname rather than a forename. The name was often given to someone who lived by a wood.
Shaw is derived from the Old English \"sceaga\", a small place name for example those in Lancashire, Berkshire and Wiltshire.
Discover how your Shaw ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 29 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 144 |
| Channel Islands | 46 |
| Cheshire | 1,605 |
| Cornwall | 22 |
| Cumberland | 147 |
| Derbyshire | 1,477 |
| Devon | 161 |
| Dorset | 27 |
| Durham | 765 |
| Essex | 143 |
| Gloucestershire | 140 |
| Hampshire | 210 |
| Herefordshire | 55 |
| Hertfordshire | 97 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 47 |
| Isle of Man | 24 |
| Kent | 239 |
| Lancashire | 8,390 |
| Leicestershire | 508 |
| Lincolnshire | 781 |
| London | 1,916 |
| Middlesex | 77 |
| Northumberland | 190 |
| Norfolk | 206 |
| Northamptonshire | 314 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,435 |
| Oxfordshire | 72 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 47 |
| Shropshire | 230 |
| Suffolk | 61 |
| Somerset | 123 |
| Surrey | 164 |
| Sussex | 211 |
| Staffordshire | 2,418 |
| Warwickshire | 879 |
| Westmorland | 260 |
| Wiltshire | 27 |
| Worcestershire | 332 |
| Yorkshire | 10,459 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 29 |
| Flintshire | 11 |
| Glamorgan | 65 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 51 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 5,599 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 565 |
| Cotton Weaver | 494 |
| Coal Miner | 420 |
| Labourer | 360 |
| House Servant | 351 |
| Dress Maker | 305 |
| House Keeper | 276 |
| Carter | 190 |
| Servant | 178 |
| Woollen Weaver | 155 |
| Cotton Spinner | 141 |
| General Servant | 120 |
| Shoe Maker | 116 |
| Cotton Piecer | 115 |
| Laundress | 114 |
| Tailor | 112 |
| Potter | 110 |
| Domestic Servant | 106 |
| Wife Of Above | 98 |
| Blacksmith | 95 |
| House Maid | 94 |
| Joiner | 94 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 93 |
| Cotton Winder | 91 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Shaw | 24,826 |
| John Shaw | 23,014 |
| William Shaw | 21,451 |
| Elizabeth Shaw | 14,271 |
| Sarah Shaw | 14,251 |
| Thomas Shaw | 12,830 |
| James Shaw | 12,325 |
| George Shaw | 11,337 |
| Joseph Shaw | 8,879 |
| Ann Shaw | 8,630 |
| Jane Shaw | 6,431 |
| Hannah Shaw | 5,892 |
| Henry Shaw | 5,773 |
| Charles Shaw | 5,498 |
| Alice Shaw | 5,131 |
| Annie Shaw | 4,991 |
| Ellen Shaw | 4,776 |
| Eliza Shaw | 4,422 |
| Emma Shaw | 4,277 |
| Robert Shaw | 4,273 |
| Margaret Shaw | 4,166 |
| Martha Shaw | 4,101 |
| Samuel Shaw | 4,045 |
| Arthur Shaw | 3,363 |
| Edward Shaw | 3,034 |