Shawcross

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English sċeaga →
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Meanings

proper nounShawcross (plural Shawcrosses)

plural Shawcrosses

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsċeaga“copse, thicket”
  2. EnglishShawcross

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”).

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APA

Shawcross. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawcross

MLA

“Shawcross.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawcross. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shawcross,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawcross.

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