Where is Shaw from?

My guess is...

United States

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16%

United Kingdom

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9%

New Zealand

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8%

I'm 77% certain Shaw is Male.

According to a dataset of 261, the average Shaw is around 72 years old.


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Learn about the name Shaw

Meaning of the name Shaw

From a Scottish surname that was itself derived from the Gaelic byname Sithech meaning "wolf".

Characteristics of the name Shaw

OriginsScottish
PronouncedSHAW
GenderMasculine

How do we know this about Shaw

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.