Shawcross

== English == === Etymology === Probably a habitational surname from Shaw Cross, a suburb of Dewsbury, a town in West Yorkshire, from Old English sċeaga (“copse, thicket”) + croft (“enclosed field”). === Proper noun === Shawcross (plural Shawcrosses) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Shawcross is the 84748th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 221 individuals. Shawcross is most common among White (97.29%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shawcross”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.