Shawcross Family History
Shawcross Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Shallcross in Fernilee (Derbyshire) which is recorded as Schakilcross in the 13th and 14th centuries and Shawcross in the 16th–18th centuries. The placename derives from Old English sceacol ‘shackle’ + cros ‘cross’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022