Shawe Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The spelling Shawe grew out of Shaw, an English surname with a long paper trail. The name is usually explained as “Small wood, thicket”. The extra “e” in Shawe is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Related forms: Schaw.

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