Shawe Surname

209,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shawe Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Wood or Grove [Middle English shaw(e, schaw(e, schagh, Old English sc(e)aga] A Scaga occurs in a charter, a.d. 778, of Ecgberht, king of Kent, to the then Bishop ot Rochester, of land at ‘Brómgeheg.’ Richard de la Schawe.

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Shawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3101:41,3575,301
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Iraq1571:223,0684,985
England1011:551,66433,983
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Zambia451:352,22018,524
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Wales281:110,5198,545
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
India71:109,580,769786,157
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:181,90614,990
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Shawe (47) may also be a first name.

Shawe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Wood or Grove [Middle English shaw(e, schaw(e, schagh, Old English sc(e)aga] A Scaga occurs in a charter, a.d. 778, of Ecgberht, king of Kent, to the then Bishop ot Rochester, of land at ‘Brómgeheg.’ Richard de la Schawe.—Patent-Rolls, Lancs, A.D. 1271.

Brice del Schagh.—Chesh.Chntbrlns'. Accts., A.D. 1303-4.

John atte Schaghe.—Exchq. Subs. Roll, Soms., A.D. 1327.

Gaillard [merry] he was as goldfynch in the shawe.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 4367-8.

When shawes beene sheene [bright] and shraddes [twigs] full fayre.—‘Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne’: Percy’s Reliques.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, English) Dweller at the small wood or thicket; descendant of Sithech (wolf); one who came from Shaw (small wood), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Shawe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shawe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shawe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shawe is the 209,270th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,689,897 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Shawe reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held first name globally, held by 47 people.

Shawe is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,310 people, or 1 in 41,357. In South Africa Shawe is primarily found in: Mpumalanga, where 27 percent are found, Gauteng, where 24 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent are found. Other than South Africa it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Iraq, where 8 percent are found.

Shawe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shawe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shawe surname expanded 774 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 933 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shawe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shawe last name is principally Catholic (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shawe last name are 0.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.66% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shawe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.29% less than the national average, earning R 208,428 per year and in United States they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $44,589 USD per year.

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