Kershaw Family History
Kershaw Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name probably from Kershaw in Middleton (Lancashire) named as ‘church wood’ (Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + Old English sceaga ‘small wood copse’). There are two minor places in Yorkshire called Kershaw which may have been named after families bearing the Lancashire surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022