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Surname Etymology and Meaning of GAW
Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.
- Scottish and Irish: reduced form of McGaw, which is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Ádhaimh ‘son of Adam’.
- German: variant (old) spelling of Gau.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)
