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Kershaw

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Kershaw
PronunciationUK: /ˈkərʃɔː/
UK: /ˈkərʃɑː/
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Middle English
Word/nameKyrkeshagh
Derivationkirk + shaw
Meaning'church grove'
Other names
Variant form(s)Kirkshaw, Kirshaw

Kershaw is an English-language surname deriving from a topographical identifier in the northern dialect of Middle English: kirk meaning 'church' and shaw meaning 'grove'. Places named Kirkshaw include Kirkshaw in the parish of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, and two hamlets in West Yorkshire. The Kershaw (anciently spelled Kyrkeshagh) family resided at Town House, Rochdale from the Middle Ages until the early modern period.[1]

Notable people with the name include:

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References

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  1. ^ Fishwick, Henry (1889). History of Rochdale (PDF). pp. 442–449.