In Scotland, a shaw is Scottish clan surname and also means small wood or thicket in Old English and Scots, with Shaw clan being sept of Clan Chattan in Highlands, and shaw as place meaning wooded area. In Scotland, Shaw refers to Clan Shaw, which is clan in Scottish Highlands, part of Clan Chattan confederation, with history dating to 13th century, chief Shaw of Tordarroch, motto Fide et fortitudine, tartan with red and green, and lands in Inverness-shire and Strathspey, known for loyalty and bravery. Additionally, in Scots and Old English, shaw means small wood, copse, or thicket, from Old English sceaga, referring to wooded area or clearing, used in place names like Shaw, as in place with small wood. In Scotland, shaw as word means wood or thicket, so someone living near shaw would be called Shaw. So what is a shaw in Scotland is both clan name and word meaning small wood or thicket, with Clan Shaw being Scottish clan with tartan and history, and shaw as geographical term for wooded area, with both meanings used in Scotland, with Shaw clan being prominent Highland clan with castle and history.
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