Bagshaw

English

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Baċġa or the unattested Old English word bagga (“badger”) sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).

Proper noun

Bagshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Bagshaws)

1. A hamlet in Chapel-en-le-Frith parish, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK078811).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bagshaw is the 25037^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 992 individuals. Bagshaw is most common among White (92.54%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bagshaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83.

Anagrams

• bagwash, washbag