Longshaw (surname)

Longshaw is a habitational surname of Old English origin. It comes from either Longshaw in Greater Manchester, Langshaw Wood in Great Ribston in Yorkshire, or Longshaw in Bradnop.^[1]^[2] All of these place names come from the Old English words lang and sceaga, meaning "long" and "corpse" respectively.^[1] The Middle English word shawe means "a woodland", and comes from the Old English sceaga, giving the Longshaw surname the meaning of a "dweller at the Long Wood".^[3]

Notable people with the surname include:

Ted Longshaw (1926–2011), British businessman
William Longshaw Jr. (1839–1865), American naval physician

References

1 2 Dictionary of American Family Names (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. Nov 2022. ISBN 9780190245122.
↑ Parkin, Harry (2021). Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain $ Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191939877.
↑ Harrison, Henry; Pulling, Gyða (1912). Surnames of the United Kingdom: a concise etymological dictionary. Vol. 1. London: Eaton Press. p. 283.

[ox_am_dict-1] 1 2 Dictionary of American Family Names (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. Nov 2022. ISBN 9780190245122.

[2] Parkin, Harry (2021). Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain $ Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191939877.

[Henry-3] Harrison, Henry; Pulling, Gyða (1912). Surnames of the United Kingdom: a concise etymological dictionary. Vol. 1. London: Eaton Press. p. 283.

[1]

[2]

[3]

See also

References