Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. SHAW [key·IPA] Meaning & History Originally given to a person who lived near a prominent thicket, from Old English sceaga meaning "thicket, copse". Related NamesDetails Given Name DescendantShaw(English) Same SpellingShaw 2 Categories bandleaders, baseball players, clarinetists, composers, Doctor Who companions, isograms, plants, Quantico characters, stage names, trees, TV presenters