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Shawn name meaning

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961
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in 2010
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What does the name Shawn mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Shawn

User Submitted Origins

English
35%
Irish
30%
American
25%
Scottish
6%
Arabic
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 2 people from Texas, U.S. agree the name Shawn is of Irish origin and means "god's gracious gift".
  2. 2 submissions from India and Bangladesh agree the name Shawn means "Gift of god" and is of Scottish origin.
  3. 2 people from Canada and the United States agree the name Shawn is of Canadian origin and means "Gift from God".
  4. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Shawn means "The Irish Gaelic of John, which means 'Gift from God'" and is of Irish origin.
  5. A submission from Illinois, U.S. says the name Shawn means "God is gracious".
  6. A user from California, U.S. says the name Shawn is of American origin and means "Gift".
  7. According to a user from South Africa, the name Shawn means "Light/candle".
  8. According to a user from Texas, U.S., the name Shawn is of English origin and means "Good".
  9. According to a user from California, U.S., the name Shawn means "Kind smart funny".
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  1. United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972)
    Synonyms: ted shawn
Wiktionary

An anglicized spelling of Seán, the Irish equivalent of John, originally meaning "Jehovah has been gracious" in Hebrew.

  1. A male given name from Irish, popular in the US in the 1970s.
  2. A female given name from Irish, transferred from the male name.
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Notable Persons Named Shawn

Notable Persons Named Shawn

Jay Z

Jay Z is a rapper, entrepreneur, and investor. He has had major accomplishments since 1986. Jay was given the name Shawn Corey Carter on December 4th, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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Shawn Mendes

Shawn Mendes is a pop music musician. He was most prominent from 2013 to present. Shawn was given the name Shawn Peter Raul Mendes on August 8th, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels is a wrestler. Shawn was born on July 22nd, 1965 in Chandler, Arizona.

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Shawn Ashmore

Shawn Ashmore is an actor. His ongoing career started in 1989. Shawn was given the name Shawn Robert Ashmore on October 7th, 1979 in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

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Shawn Johnson

Shawn was born on January 19th, 1992 in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.

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Shawn Roberts

Shawn Roberts is an actor. He was most active from 1997 to present. Shawn was born on April 2nd, 1984 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

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  • Shawn Wayans
    Actor
  • Shawn Levy
    Film Director
  • Shawn Kemp
    Basketball Player
  • Shawn Hatosy
    Actor
  • Shawn Daivari
    Wrestler
  • Shawn Bradley
    Basketball Player
  • Shawn Marion
    Basketball Player
  • Shawn Fanning
  • Shawn Andrews
  • Shawn Colvin
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  • Shawn Nelson
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    Singing
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  • Shawn Weatherly
    Beauty Queen

Notable Persons With the Last Name Shawn

Notable Persons With the Last Name Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn is an actor, voice actor, playwright, and essayist. His most notable accomplishments were from 1967 to present. Wallace was given the name Wallace Michael Shawn by his parent William Shawn on November 12th, 1943 in New York City, New York, U.S.

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Dick Shawn

Dick Shawn was an actor and comedian. He was most prominent from 1956 to 1987. Dick was given the name Richard Schulefand on December 1st, 1923 in Buffalo, New York. Dick is also known as Richy Shawn. He breathed his last breath on April 17th, 1987.

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William Shawn

William Shawn was an editing and magazine editor. William was given the name William Chon on August 31st, 1907 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. He breathed his last breath on December 8th, 1992.

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Eric Shawn

Eric Shawn is a host of fox news live, reporter, fox news live, fox news channel, and (fox news channel). Eric was born on March 12th, 1957 in New York City.

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Allen Shawn

Allen Shawn is a composer. Allen was born as the child of William Shawn in 1948 in United States.

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Common last names for Shawn

Common first names for Shawn

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Shawn U.S.
█  White 75.34% 64.26%
█  African American 11.65% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 2.08% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 2.19% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 3.02% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 5.72% 16.26%

Of Last Name Shawn

People with the last name Shawn are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Shawn

  • What name lists does Shawn rank for?
    #108Most Popular Boy Names
    #12Unisex Names
  • How Popular is the name Shawn? Shawn is the 213th most popular name of all time. As a last name Shawn was the 25,659th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Shawn have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 336,461 babies born with the first name Shawn in the United States. That's more than enough people named Shawn to occupy the country of Iceland with an estimated population of 320,060 (as of April 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Shawn? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1931 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Shawn first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Shawn is Wednesday, March 5th, 1884.
  • What year had the most people named Shawn born? The highest recorded use of the first name Shawn was in 1971 with a total of 12,830 babies. That's a lot of babies named Shawn!
  • Random Shawn Factoid: According to the 1994 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Shawn ranks 67th in popularity as a baby boy's name in New York. Imagine that, 349 babies in New York have the same name in 1994.
  • Weird things about the name Shawn: The name spelled backwards is Nwahs. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Sawhn. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Shawn? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 961 people with the last name Shawn.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Shawn? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Shawn as their last name since less than 1 person in 303k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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