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Kershaw as a surname derives from a topographical identifier in the northern dialect of Middle English: kirk "church" and shaw "grove". [citation needed] Places named Kirkshaw include Kirkshaw in the parish of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, and two hamlets in West Yorkshire.
People
- Alex Kershaw (born 1966), American Historian
- Abbey Lee Kershaw (born 1987), Australian fashion model
- Fraser Kershaw Activist, and Actor
- Andy Kershaw (born 1959), British radio DJ
- Anthony Kershaw (1915–2008), British Conservative Party Member of Parliament 1955 to 1987
- Betty Kershaw (born 1943), British professor of nursing
- Billy Kershaw, rugby league footballer of the 2000s
- Bob Kershaw (died 1998), South African fighter pilot in World War II
- Cecil Kershaw (1895–1972), British fencer and rugby union footballer during the 1920s
- Clayton Kershaw (born 1988), US baseball player
- Devon Kershaw (born 1982), Canadian cross-country skier
- Doug Kershaw (born 1936), American fiddle player
- Harry Kershaw, rugby league footballer of the 1890s and 1900s
- Herbert Kershaw, English rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s
- H. V. Kershaw (1918–1992), British dramatist
- Ian Kershaw (born 1943), British historian
- Jack Kershaw (1913–2010), American attorney
- Joseph B. Kershaw (1822–1894), Confederate general
- Kim Kershaw (born 1959), Australian rules footballer, father of Abbey Lee Kershaw
- L. R. Kershaw (1880–1969), pioneer Oklahoma settler, developer, banker and cattleman
- Les Kershaw, chief scout and academy director for Manchester United
- Liz Kershaw (born 1958), UK music broadcaster
- Nellie Kershaw (1891–1924), UK textile worker and the first asbestos victim
- Nik Kershaw (born 1958), UK singer-songwriter
- Noreen Kershaw (born 1950), UK actor
- Richard Kershaw (1934–2014), UK television reporter
- Sammy Kershaw (born 1958), singer and songwriter, a relative of the Cajun fiddler, Doug Kershaw
Things
- Baron Kershaw, UK title
- Kershaw Knives, corporation
Places
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