Shawcross
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably a habitational surname from Shaw Cross, a suburb of Dewsbury, a town in West Yorkshire, from Old English sċeaga (“copse, thicket”) + croft (“enclosed field”).
Proper noun[edit]
Shawcross (plural Shawcrosses)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Shawcross is the 84748th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 221 individuals. Shawcross is most common among White (97.29%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shawcross”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.