Surname
Shawforth
“wood or grove”·“ford”
Shawforth is a surname from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shawforth is built from elements meaning “wood or grove” and “ford”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Built from Old English sċeaga (“wood or grove”) + ford.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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