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
School 14
Private Means 13
Farm Labourer 3
Farmer 3
General Servant (domestic) 3
Map Draughtsman 2
Moravian Minister 2
House Painter 2
Shoe Hand Laster 2
Lay Reader 1
Labourer Farm 1
Labourer In A 1
Manager Of Branch Bank Williams Deacon & Manch & Salford Bank 1
Market Gardener 1
Retired Schoolmistress 1
School Nurse 1
Solicitor 1
Solicitors Articted Clerk 1
Teamsman On Farm 1
Working On The Farm 1
Civil Engineer 1
School Teacher 1
Buichsetters Sabourere 1
Brass Turner 1
Waggoner Below Surface 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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