The Shaw family is from English, Scottish, and Irish origins, with Shaw surname originating in England from Old English sceaga meaning small wood, and Scottish clan Shaw from Highlands, and prominent Canadian Shaw family from Ontario and Alberta founding Shaw Communications. Shaw family origins trace to England, where Shaw surname from Old English sceaga meaning small wood or thicket, referring to dweller by wood, with early records in Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Berkshire, dating to 13th century. In Scotland, Shaw family is Clan Shaw, sept of Clan Chattan, from Scottish Highlands, Inverness-shire, with Gaelic Seaghdha meaning admirable or wolf, with history as Highland warriors. In Ireland, Shaw is Anglicized O Seaghdha from Galway and Kerry. Prominent Canadian Shaw family, who founded Shaw Communications in 1966 in Edmonton, Alberta, is from Ontario originally, with JR Shaw born in Camrose, Alberta, but family roots in England and Scotland, with JR Shaw starting Capital Cable in Edmonton, growing into Shaw Communications providing cable and internet across Western Canada. So Shaw family from English and Scottish origins, with Canadian Shaw family from Alberta and Ontario, building telecommunications empire now owned by Rogers, with family history in media and cable business.
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