Claw

See also: claw

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Navajo Claw, variant of Clah.

Proper noun

Claw (plural Claws)

1. A surname from Navajo.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Claw is the 41959^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 518 individuals. Claw is most common among American Indian/Alaska Native (93.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Claw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 343.

Navajo

Proper noun

Claw

1. alternative form of Clah