Släkthistoria för Foreshew
Foreshew Vad efternamn betyder
variant of Forshaw. The distribution of this name suggests it might have a different origin to Forshaw (which is a Lancs surname) perhaps from Forshaw Heath (Warwicks). However the early bearer Willelmus Fowrskeschawe 1381 in Poll Tax (Worcester Worcs) perhaps a mistranscription of Fowrekeschawe shows that the Lancs surname was established outside of the county from an early date. The early forms of Forshaw Heath (Warwicks) such as Fossawe in 1309 1316 and Fosshawe in 1387 1609 mean it is unlikely to be the origin of the 1381 bearer given above; the lost place Forshaw in Rainford (Lancs) (see Forshaw) named with Old English fēower ‘four’ + āc ‘oak’ + sceaga ‘wood’ is a more likely origin.
Källa: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021
