Shaw (name)
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Shaw is most commonly a surname
and rarely a given name
. The name is of English and Scottish origin. In some cases the surname is an Americanization
of a similar sounding Ashkenazic Jewish surname.
In England and Scotland the name is a topographic name for someone who lived by a copse
or thicket. This name is derived from the Middle English s(c)hage, s(c)hawe, from the Old English sceaga meaning "dweller by the wood". The name can also be a habitational name
derived from places named after these words. The English surname was established in Ireland in the 17th century. In Scotland and Ireland the surname can also be an English form of several surnames derived from the Gaelic
personal name
Sitheach meaning "wolf".
It is also a possible transliteration (Gwoyeu Romatzyh
) of the Chinese surname Shao
(邵).
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and rarely a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. The name is of English and Scottish origin. In some cases the surname is an Americanization
Americanization
Americanization is the influence of the United States on the popular culture, technology, business practices, or political techniques of other countries. The term has been used since at least 1907. Inside the U.S...
of a similar sounding Ashkenazic Jewish surname.
In England and Scotland the name is a topographic name for someone who lived by a copse
Shaw (woodland)
A shaw is a strip of woodland usually between 5 and 15 metres wide.Shaws commonly form boundaries between fields or line a road. They are usually composed of natural woodland and often have diverse woodland ground vegetation similar to other natural woodlands in the area...
or thicket. This name is derived from the Middle English s(c)hage, s(c)hawe, from the Old English sceaga meaning "dweller by the wood". The name can also be a habitational name
Habitational name
A habitational name is a type of name. These names denote the starting inhabited location. Such locations can be any type of settlement, such as: homesteads, farms, enclosures, villages, hamlets, strongholds or cottages. The second element of a habitational name describes the type of settlement...
derived from places named after these words. The English surname was established in Ireland in the 17th century. In Scotland and Ireland the surname can also be an English form of several surnames derived from the Gaelic
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
personal name
Personal name
A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...
Sitheach meaning "wolf".
It is also a possible transliteration (Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Gwoyeu Romatzyh , abbreviated GR, is a system for writing Mandarin Chinese in the Latin alphabet. The system was conceived by Y.R. Chao and developed by a group of linguists including Chao and Lin Yutang from 1925 to 1926. Chao himself later published influential works in linguistics using GR...
) of the Chinese surname Shao
Shao
Shao 邵 is a common Chinese family name. It's the 86th most populous family name in China. Corresponds to last name "So" in Korean; "Thiệu" or "Thiều" in Vietnamese; and Siu/Chow/Sho in other Chinese romanisations...
(邵).
People with the given name "Shaw"
- Shaw CliftonShaw CliftonShaw Clifton is a former General of The Salvation Army. He succeeded John Larsson as the 18th General on 2 April 2006.-Career:Shaw Clifton was born on 21 September 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland....
(born 1945), 18th General of The Salvation Army
People with the surname "Shaw"
- Aaron Shaw (piper), American bagpipe player
- Aaron Shaw (representative)Aaron Shaw (representative)Aaron Shaw was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Goshen, New York, Shaw attended Montgomery Academy, New York. He studied law in Goshen. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice in Lawrenceville, Illinois...
(1811–1887), U.S. Representative from Illinois - Adam ShawAdam Shaw-Education:Shaw was educated at an inner city comprehensive school in Kilburn, in north-west London.-Life and career:Until October 2008 Shaw presented Working Lunch, BBC Two's main lunchtime economics programme...
, British business journalist - Alfred ShawAlfred ShawAlfred Shaw was an eminent Victorian cricketer and rugby footballer, who bowled the first ball in Test cricket and was the first to take five wickets in a Test innings . He who organised the first British Isles rugby tour to Australasia in 1888...
(1842–1947), English cricketer - Anna Howard ShawAnna Howard ShawAnna Howard Shaw was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and the first ordained female Methodist minister in the United States. Her birthday is celebrated as Anna Howard Shaw Day, as an alternative to St. Valentine's Day.-Early Life:Shaw was...
(1847–1919), American suffragette - Artie ShawArtie ShawArthur Jacob Arshawsky , better known as Artie Shaw, was an American jazz clarinetist, composer, and bandleader. He was also the author of both fiction and non-fiction writings....
(1910–2004), American bandleader - Ashley ShawAshley ShawStuart Ashley Shaw is an English cricketer. Shaw is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Crewe, Cheshire and educated there at Shavington High School....
(born 1991), English cricketer - For people with the name Bernard Shaw, see Bernard ShawBernard ShawBernard Shaw may refer to:* George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright* Bernard Shaw , English footballer of the 1960-70s* Bernard Shaw , journalist and longtime CNN anchorman* Bernie Shaw, singer for the band Uriah Heep...
- Bill Kennedy ShawBill Kennedy ShawMajor William Boyd Kennedy Shaw OBE was a British desert explorer, botanist, archaeologist and founding member of the Long Range Desert Group during World War II...
(1901–1979), British army captain, explorer - Bill Shaw (footballer)Bill Shaw (footballer)William J. 'Bill' Shaw was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Kilmarnock, Bristol Rovers and Dumbarton Harp.Shaw joined Bristol Rovers from Kilmarnock in 1909 and went on to play 103 times in the Southern League for Rovers, scoring six goals, before moving to Dumbarton Harp in...
(born 1886), Scottish footballer - Billy ShawBilly ShawWilliam Lewis "Billy" Shaw is an American former college and professional football player.Drafted in 1961 by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills, Billy Shaw of Georgia Tech was the prototypical "pulling guard" who despite his size held his own against much bigger defensive linemen like...
(born 1938), American football player - For people with the name Bob or Robert Shaw, see Robert ShawRobert Shaw-Arts and humanities:* Bob Shaw , Irish science fiction writer* Bob Shaw , co-writer for Seinfeld, A Bugs Life and others* Robert J...
- Brewster H. ShawBrewster H. ShawBrewster Hopkinson Shaw, Jr. is a former NASA astronaut, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and former executive at Boeing. Shaw was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 6, 2006....
(born 1945), retired U.S. Air Force colonel and former NASA astronaut - Brian Shaw (born 1966), former NBA basketball player
- Clay ShawClay ShawClay Laverne Shaw was a businessman in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the only person prosecuted in connection with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and was found not guilty.-Biography:...
(1913–1974), charged by Jim Garrison with conspiracy to murder John F. Kennedy - Cliff ShawCliff ShawJ.C. Shaw was a systems programmer at the RAND Corporation. He is a coauthor of the first artificial intelligence program, the Logic Theorist, and was one of the developers of Information Processing Language, a programming language of the 1950s. It is considered the true "father" of the JOSS...
, computer programmer - David Shaw (painter)David Shaw (painter)David Shaw , painter, print-maker and lecturer.David Douglas Ernest Shaw, the son of William Shaw by his wife Alice Frid, was born, lived and died in Kent....
, (1952–1989), English artist - David E. Shaw (born 1951), hedge fund manager
- Fiona ShawFiona ShawFiona Shaw, CBE is an Irish actress and theatre director. Although to international audiences she is probably most familiar for her minor role as Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter films, she is an accomplished classical actress...
(born 1958), Irish actress who plays Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter films - Frank L. ShawFrank L. ShawFrank L. Shaw was the first mayor of a major American city to be recalled from office, in 1938. He was also a member of the Los Angeles City Council and then the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors...
(1887–1958), former mayor of Los Angeles, California - Frederick H. ShawFrederick H. ShawFrederick Howard Shaw He was born in the Naval Station of Ferrol in North-western Spain on 20 October 1864 and died in the Spanish Capital on 11 August 1924) after a long and prolific political career...
(1864–1924), British Citizen who had a prominent role in the creation of the Spanish Institute of Provision, 1908 - Sir Frederick Shaw, 3rd Baronet from 1869, (1799–1876), Irish Conservative MP in the United Kingdom Parliament
- George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
(1856–1950), Irish playwright - George ShawGeorge ShawGeorge Shaw was an English botanist and zoologist.Shaw was born at Bierton, Buckinghamshire and was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, receiving his M.A. in 1772. He took up the profession of medical practitioner. In 1786 he became the assistant lecturer in botany at Oxford University...
(1751–1813), English botanist and zoologist - George C. ShawGeorge C. ShawGeorge Clymer Shaw was an First Lieutenant in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine-American War.-Medal of Honor citation:...
, US soldier decorated for gallantry in the Philippine-American War in 1903 - Graham Shaw (footballer born 1934) (1934–1998), a former Sheffield United footballer
- Henry Shaw (botanist)Henry Shaw (botanist)Henry Shaw was a philanthropist and is best known as the founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden.-Early life:...
(1800–1889), St. Louis botanist and philanthropist - Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818–1895), "Josh Billings," American humorist
- Herman ShawHerman ShawDr Herman Shaw was a British geophysicist who was Director of the Science Museum in London, England.He was a founder member of the British Society for the History of Science in 1947.- Books :...
(1892–1950), English geophysicist and museum director - Irwin ShawIrwin ShawIrwin Shaw was a prolific American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best-known for his novel, The Young Lions about the fate of three soldiers during World War II that was made into a film starring Marlon...
(1913–1984), American playwright, screen writer and author - J. R. ShawJ. R. ShawJames Robert "J. R." Shaw, OC, AOE is a Canadian businessman. He is the executive chairman of Shaw Communications.Shaw was born in Brigden, Ontario, the son of Lottie and Francis Shaw, and was raised on his family's farm. He moved to Edmonton in 1961. He is the father of Jim Shaw, former chief...
(born 1934), Canadian businessman - Joe Shaw (footballer born 1928) (born 1928), a former Sheffield United footballer
- For people with the name John, see John ShawJohn ShawJohn Shaw was a Captain in the early years of the United States Navy.-Biography:He was born at Mountmellick, County Laois, Ireland, in 1773, and moved to the United States in 1790, where he settled in Philadelphia, and entered the merchant marine.Appointed Lieutenant in the United States Navy on 3...
- Jonathan ShawJonathan ShawJonathan Rowland Shaw is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Chatham and Aylesford from 1997 to 2010...
(1966), British politician - L. M. ShawL. M. ShawLeslie Mortier Shaw was an American businessman, lawyer and politician.-Biography:Born in Morristown, Vermont, he became a lawyer and banker, and in 1898 became the 17th Governor of Iowa, serving until 1902. He then became United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Theodore Roosevelt...
(1848–1932), American banker and politician, Secretary of the Treasury - Lemuel ShawLemuel ShawLemuel Shaw was an American jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court...
(1781–1861), American jurist - Leslie ShawLeslie ShawLeslie Ann Shaw Thays musically known as "Shaw" is a peruvian model, singern dancer and actress. She is best known for representing Peru in the Viña del Mar International Song Festival and being the Runner-Up on the first season of El Gran Show 2011.- Model :Leslie Shaw is a model of the agency...
, (born 1989), Peruvian model and singer - Lindsey ShawLindsey ShawLindsey Marie Shaw is an American actress. She is known for her starring television roles as Jennifer "Moze" Ann Mosely on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and as Claire Tolchuck on Aliens in America.-Career:...
(born 1989), co-star of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide - Martin ShawMartin ShawMartin Shaw is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in shows such as The Professionals, The Chief, Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently.-Theatrical background:...
(born 1945), English actor - Marlena ShawMarlena ShawMarlena Shaw is an American singer. Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music has often been sampled in hip hop music, and used in television commercials.-Biography:She was first introduced to music by her uncle Jimmy Burgess, a jazz trumpet player...
(born 1943), American singer - Melville J. ShawMelville J. ShawMelville James Shaw was an American officer born in Minnesota and serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Spanish-American War who was one of 23 Marine Corps officers approved to receive the Marine Corps Brevet Medal for bravery.In 1894 Shaw graduated from the United States Naval...
(1872–1927), Marine Corps Brevet Medal recipient - Naman ShawNaman ShawNaman Shaw is an Indian television actor notable for his roles as Pushkar in Zee TV's drama series Kasamh Se, as Nakul in STAR Plus's series Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. and in Kasautii Zindagii Kay as Nihaal. Shaw has also played small roles in other Balaji Telefilms serials such as a brief...
, Indian television actor - Percy ShawPercy ShawPercy Shaw, OBE was an English inventor and businessman. He patented the reflective road stud or "cat's eye" in 1934, and set up a company to manufacture his invention in 1935.-Biography:...
(1890–1976), British inventor of the cat's-eye reflector for roads - For people with the name Peter or Pete Shaw, see Peter ShawPeter ShawPeter Shaw may refer to:* Peter Shaw , English physician and medical author* Peter Shaw , kidnapped in June 2002* Peter Shaw , British actor and film producer, husband of actress Angela Lansbury...
- Quincy Adams ShawQuincy Adams ShawQuincy Adams Shaw was a Boston Brahmin investor and business magnate whowas the first president of Calumet and Hecla Mining Company.-Family and early life:...
(1825-1908), American investor and industrialist - Reta ShawReta ShawReta Shaw was an American character actress known for playing authoritative women, housekeepers, and domineering wives, especially on television...
(born 1912), American actress - Richard G. ShawRichard G. ShawRichard G. Shaw , generally known as Rick Shaw, served as Insurance Commissioner for the State of West Virginia from 1977-1985, under incumbent Governor Jay Rockefeller. Shaw was the first African American to serve as West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, and one of the first African Americans to...
(born 1943), first African American insurance commissioner for West Virginia - Richard Norman ShawRichard Norman ShawRichard Norman Shaw RA , was an influential Scottish architect from the 1870s to the 1900s, known for his country houses and for commercial buildings.-Life:...
(1831–1912), British architect - For people with the name Bob or Robert Shaw, see Robert ShawRobert Shaw-Arts and humanities:* Bob Shaw , Irish science fiction writer* Bob Shaw , co-writer for Seinfeld, A Bugs Life and others* Robert J...
- Ronald ShawRonald ShawRonald Shaw was a corporal in the Royal Air Force. He is noted for being the first prisoner of war to be listed at the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims and the second non-Japanese .He was captured when his plane was shot down by Japanese forces near Java, and was...
(1920–1945), Royal Air Force Corporal during World War II - Sam ShawSam ShawSamuel E. Shaw was an American professional baseball player who played parts of two seasons for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association and the Chicago Colts of the National League. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland the date and place of his death is unknown.-External links:...
(1864–???), American baseball player - Samantha ShawSamantha ShawSamantha "Sam" Slimp Shaw is an American politician from Alabama. She is a Republican. She was elected State Auditor of Alabama in 2006, and was re-elected in 2010. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Alabama Republican Party.-Biography:Shaw was born in Homewood, Alabama to June...
(born 1957), American politician - Sandie ShawSandie ShawSandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
(born 1947), British singer - Sandra M. Shaw (born 1971), "Show and Tell" killer
- Sebastian Shaw (actor)Sebastian Shaw (actor)Sebastian Lewis Shaw was an English actor, director, novelist, playwright and poet. During his 65-year career, Shaw appeared in dozens of stage performances and more than 40 film and television productions....
(1905–1994), British actor - Shaquille O'NealShaquille O'NealShaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA...
, American basketball player for the NBA, has the nickname "Shaw" - Stanford J. ShawStanford J. ShawStanford Jay Shaw was an American historian, best known for his works on the late Ottoman Empire, Turkish Jews, and the early Turkish Republic...
, historian - Suzanne ShawSuzanne ShawSuzanne Shaw is an English actress, singer and television personality...
(born 1981), British actress and singer - Sylvia Shaw JudsonSylvia Shaw JudsonSylvia Shaw Judson , also known as Sylvia Shaw Haskins, was an American sculptor and teacher.-Early life and education:Shaw was born in 1897 in Lake Forest, Illinois, near Chicago, the daughter of prominent Chicago architect Howard Van Doren Shaw. She attended the Westover School in Connecticut. In...
(1897–1978), also known as Sylvia Shaw Haskins, American sculptor and teacher - T.E. Shaw, pseudonym of T. E. LawrenceT. E. LawrenceLieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO , known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916–18...
("Lawrence of Arabia") - For people named "Thomas", see Thomas ShawThomas ShawThomas Shaw may refer to:* Thomas Shaw , born about 1692 in Kendal, Westmoreland.* Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle , Scottish politician and judge...
- For people named "Tom", see Tom Shaw
- Tommy ShawTommy ShawTommy Roland Shaw is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the rock band Styx. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with the supergroup Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades, and has released several solo albums....
(born 1953) American musician (Styx) - Tony ShawTony ShawAnthony 'Tony' Shaw is a former Australian rules footballer, coach and media personality.-Playing career:Shaw was recruited to Collingwood from Reservoir-Lakeside to make his debut in 1977 alongside brother Ray...
(born 1960), former Australian rules footballer & media personality - Watkins ShawWatkins ShawHarold Watkins Shaw, OBE, known as Watkins Shaw , was a British musicologist and educator best known for his critical edition of Handel's Messiah compiled between 1957 and 1965, which version has largely supplanted that of Ebenezer Prout in British performance - The Times obituarist went so far as...
(1911–1996), British musicologist - Wilbur ShawWilbur ShawWarren Wilbur Shaw was a noted American racing driver and president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1945 until his death. Shaw was the automotive test evaluator for Popular Science magazine...
(1902–1954), American race car driver - Woody ShawWoody ShawWoody Shaw was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and band leader, often referred to as the "last innovator" in the jazz trumpet lineage...
(1944–1989), American jazz trumpeter - Zed ShawZed ShawZed A. Shaw is a writer, software developer, and musician, most commonly known for creating the Mongrel web server for Ruby web applications, as well as his unconventional and sometimes controversial articles on technology, business, and technical communities...
, writer, software developer and musician
See also
- Quintyne Schaw, a makar mentioned in "Lament for the Makaris"
- ShawShaw-United Kingdom:*Shaw, Berkshire, a village*Shaw, Wiltshire, a village*Shaw and Crompton, a town in Greater Manchester-United States:*Shaw, Mississippi, a city*Shaw, Washington, D.C., a neighborhood*Shaw, St...
- Clan Shaw of Tordarroch, a Scottish clan
- ShaoShaoShao 邵 is a common Chinese family name. It's the 86th most populous family name in China. Corresponds to last name "So" in Korean; "Thiệu" or "Thiều" in Vietnamese; and Siu/Chow/Sho in other Chinese romanisations...
, a Chinese family name - Shah (surname)Shah (surname)Shah is a surname found among the people of South Asia and their diaspora. In the Gujarat and Rajasthan regions of India, Shah is common among the Hindu and Jain banias . The surname derives from the Gujarati sah...
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