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Saw Family History

Saw Name Meaning

English (Buckinghamshire and Middlesex): nickname either for a sawyer or for someone who made or sold saws from Middle English sau(e) ‘saw’ (Old English sagu). Compare Sawyer . Indian (Uttar Pradesh): Vaishya name from an altered form of Sanskrit sadhu ‘gentle good honest’. Compare Sahu Sawh . Burmese: from a personal name usually forming part of a compound name from saw ‘honourable’. — Note: Since Burmese do not have hereditary surnames this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US. As a surname of Burmese origin possibly also from a Karen form of address for an adult man similar to English ‘mister’. — Note: This title is not used as a personal name in Burma but in the US it might have been in some cases registered (or counted in the census data) as a surname. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 蕭 (or 肖) see Xiao . Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 蘇 see Su

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Say, Maw, Sa, Sas, Shaw, Daw, Sawa, Haw, Sak, Sam

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You can see how Saw families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Saw family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Saw families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 24 Saw families living in Ontario. This was about 31% of all the recorded Saw's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Saw families in 1911.

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Passenger Lists
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Draft Cards
There are 16,000 military records available for the last name Saw. For the veterans among your Saw ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 19,000 census records available for the last name Saw. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Saw census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Saw. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 16,000 military records available for the last name Saw. For the veterans among your Saw ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1971 and 2004, in the United States, Saw life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1984, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Saw in 1971 was 85, and 91 in 2004.

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