Shawe Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shawe Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shawe family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 35
Annuitant 8
Draper Assistant 4
Domestic 2
Farmers Daughter 2
Commercial Clerk 2
Boot Maker 2
Tailoress 2
Bobbin Winder Labourer 1
Coal Miner 1
Cotton Spinner Employing 48 Men & 38 Females 1
Head Master Of Boarding School 1
Landed Proprietor 1
Linen Weaver 1
Moravian Minister Of Lower Wike Chapel 1
Carpenter 1
Carpenter Master Employing 1 & Town Hall Keeper 1
Late Capt Royal Horse Guaros 1
Book Binder 1
Farm Servant 1
General Servant 1
House Carpenter 1
Householder Landed Proprietor 1
Lodge Keeper 1
Paintress 1

Shawe Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shaw 80% 355,842
2 Shea 40% 11,776
3 Show 60% 3,271
4 Shay 60% 2,312
5 Shawe 100% 1,692
6 Shew 60% 1,108
7 Ashew 40% 471
8 Showe 80% 198
9 Sahw 40% 161
10 Ushaw 60% 133

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The surname Shawe is the 5th most popular variant of Shaw.

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