Redshaw

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Old English rēad (“red”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket, shaw”).

Proper noun

Redshaw (plural Redshaws)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Redshaw is the 65244^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 304 individuals. Redshaw is most common among White (97.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Redshaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.