Shaw Forename
74,492nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 7,452 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland
Shaw Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: A shady glade.
Shaw Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87% | 2,661 | 1:136,241 | 5,514 |
| Malaysia | 70% | 1,393 | 1:21,859 | 2,167 |
| Egypt | 87% | 1,280 | 1:71,798 | 3,659 |
| Zimbabwe | 97% | 335 | 1:46,041 | 4,088 |
| India | 77% | 269 | 1:4,516,275 | 178,862 |
| Canada | 100% | 184 | 1:180,073 | 7,189 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 165 | 1:11,171 | 799 |
| England | 94% | 157 | 1:354,159 | 8,487 |
| Afghanistan | 53% | 148 | 1:220,429 | 5,392 |
| Australia | - | 145 | 1:94,190 | 3,475 |
| China | - | 115 | 1:11,878,746 | 59,777 |
| Singapore | 60% | 40 | 1:157,176 | 8,073 |
| Iraq | 88% | 39 | 1:897,894 | 7,740 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 39 | 1:183,384 | 11,968 |
| Myanmar | - | 36 | 1:1,443,008 | 744 |
| Indonesia | - | 36 | 1:7,165,657 | 253,882 |
| Scotland | 100% | 35 | 1:152,868 | 3,016 |
| Guyana | 83% | 29 | 1:26,319 | 2,986 |
| Iran | - | 28 | 1:2,803,460 | 14,627 |
| Yemen | - | 28 | 1:939,170 | 3,061 |
| New Zealand | - | 26 | 1:174,463 | 5,979 |
| Thailand | 65% | 24 | 1:2,919,409 | 69,251 |
| Zambia | - | 22 | 1:720,672 | 13,846 |
| Nigeria | 95% | 22 | 1:8,071,107 | 102,934 |
| South Africa | 100% | 21 | 1:2,596,793 | 70,323 |
| Pakistan | 87% | 15 | 1:12,957,179 | 80,243 |
| Philippines | 92% | 14 | 1:7,572,106 | 116,282 |
| Jamaica | - | 14 | 1:205,945 | 6,774 |
| Netherlands | 75% | 11 | 1:1,536,553 | 22,602 |
| Hong Kong | - | 10 | 1:775,272 | 5,181 |
| Japan | - | 9 | 1:14,220,673 | 39,809 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 9 | 1:2,641,076 | 57,947 |
| Israel | 57% | 7 | 1:1,200,417 | 15,461 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 7 | 1:1,173,357 | 12,989 |
| Brazil | - | 7 | 1:30,605,165 | 257,261 |
| France | - | 6 | 1:11,078,390 | 32,981 |
| Wales | 100% | 6 | 1:515,718 | 6,554 |
| Brunei | - | 5 | 1:83,914 | 1,339 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Belgium | - | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Ireland | 90% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Germany | 50% | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Sweden | 50% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Faroe Islands | - | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
Shaw (808,364) may also be a surname.
Shaw Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: A shady glade.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
A Gaelic name: Seaghdh, Englished as Seth; evidently formerly Si’ach or Se’ach, Schiach M'Keich, Weem in 1637 (= Shaw M'Shaw), Jo. Scheach, Inverness in 1451, Jo. and Tho. Scheoch, king’s “cursors” 1455-1462, Sythach Macmallon in Badenoch in 1224-33, Ferchar filius Seth there in 1234, M‘Sithig in B. of Deer: *Sithech, Middle Irish sidhach, wolf. The female name Sitheag was common in the Highlands in the 17th century (Shiah, Shihag). The Southern Shaws - of Ayrshire and Greenock - are from De Schaw (1296), from Sc. and English shaw, shaws; the southern name influenced the northern in spelling and pronunciation. In Argyle, the Shaws are called Clann Mhic-ghille-Sheathanaich.
— Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain
Shaw Forename Popularity
Shaw Demographics
Shaw Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 29 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahaw | 89 | 262 | / |
| Shawe | 89 | 47 | / |
| Sheaw | 89 | 26 | / |
| Shauw | 89 | 15 | / |
| Shawh | 89 | 8 | / |
| Shaiw | 89 | 7 | / |
| Shawf | 89 | 7 | / |
| Schaw | 89 | 6 | / |
| Shaww | 89 | 5 | / |
| Shajw | 89 | 4 | / |
| Shgaw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Shaaw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jshaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shahw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sxhaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Saw | 86 | 367,255 | / |
| Shaw's | 80 | 11 | / |
| Shaiwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shahaw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shahwz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shawfe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shaywe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shaawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shashw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaswt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shawhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shahws | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saahaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shauwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shav | 75 | 50,437 | / |
| Chaw | 75 | 36,658 | / |
| Shab | 75 | 10,063 | / |
| Siaw | 75 | 9,449 | / |
| Show | 75 | 6,347 | / |
| Shaf | 75 | 3,244 | / |
| Sawe | 75 | 1,753 | / |
| Sauw | 75 | 650 | / |
| Seaw | 75 | 454 | / |
| Sawf | 75 | 153 | / |
| Saiw | 75 | 28 | / |
| Sawh | 75 | 16 | / |
| Sahw | 75 | 14 | / |
| Sajw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Xhaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ssaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Savw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sohw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sayw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zsaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xsaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hzaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shashwt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shahawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shahiew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shaheew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Showa | 67 | 66,186 | / |
| Shova | 67 | 26,368 | / |
| Shaif | 67 | 15,683 | / |
| Sahav | 67 | 5,706 | / |
| Shaib | 67 | 4,289 | / |
| Shafe | 67 | 3,474 | / |
| Shaab | 67 | 2,933 | / |
| Shaiv | 67 | 1,562 | / |
| Shaft | 67 | 1,192 | / |
| Shhab | 67 | 583 | / |
| Showe | 67 | 375 | / |
| Shabh | 67 | 288 | / |
| Shaff | 67 | 219 | / |
| Cheaw | 67 | 143 | / |
| Sheab | 67 | 134 | / |
| Shaaf | 67 | 108 | / |
| Sahaf | 67 | 106 | / |
| Shaub | 67 | 71 | / |
| Chauw | 67 | 69 | / |
| Shayb | 67 | 63 | / |
| Saiwe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Shauf | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shazf | 67 | 25 | / |
| Shahv | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chaiw | 67 | 20 | / |
| Shahf | 67 | 17 | / |
| Shafh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shaph | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shavd | 67 | 14 | / |
| Seawe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Shauv | 67 | 10 | / |
| Saijw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shafz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hsiaw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Saawe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shaav | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sauwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sahuw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sheav | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shadf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Schow | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chavw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sheaf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shhav | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sheuw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shafs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shouw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sahww | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shayf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shasf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sahjw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sheiw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shoiw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shoow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shgaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sshab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chhaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Showw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shaïb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shavs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Showh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shsab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siawh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shashvwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shayv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shavt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shavz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shajv | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'Hab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsaiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sshow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saawt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savwp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sachw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xsaaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjajw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjasw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjaws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgahw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgaww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssawf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxawh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxhav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hshab | 67 | 1 | / |
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