The kershaw Surname
kershaw Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from Kirkshaw in the parish of Rochdale,
Lancashire, so named from northern Middle English kirk ‘church’
+ shaw ‘grove’. There are two minor places in West Yorkshire
called Kershaw, which may be of the same origin and may also lie
behind the surname, but on the other hand they may themselves derive
from the surname. In some cases the name may be topographic for
someone who lived near the ‘church grove’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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