Shawe Surname
Approximately 1,975 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameShawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,310 | 1:41,357 | 5,301 |
| United States | 178 | 1:2,036,286 | 130,241 |
| Iraq | 157 | 1:223,068 | 4,985 |
| England | 101 | 1:551,664 | 33,983 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Zambia | 45 | 1:352,220 | 18,524 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 30 | 1:147,662 | 8,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 134 | 1:181,906 | 14,990 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
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.
(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.
Shawe Demographics
Shawe Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Shawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shawe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 209,270th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,689,897 people. The last name Shawe occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Shawe reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shawe is also the 1,467,136th most widespread first name globally It is held by 47 people.
It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,310 people, or 1 in 41,357. In South Africa it is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 27 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Iraq, where 8 percent live.
Shawe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shawe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 774 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 933 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Shawe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shawe last name is primarily Catholic (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States Shawe are 0.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.66% being registered with the political 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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Shawe Reference & Research
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