Shipway

Last updated February 22, 2019

Shipway is an English language surname. It may refer to:

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and eventually became a global lingua franca. Named after the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that migrated to the area of Great Britain that would later take their name, England, both names ultimately deriving from the Anglia peninsula in the Baltic Sea. It is closely related to Frisian and Low Saxon, and its vocabulary has been significantly influenced by other Germanic languages, particularly Norse, and to a greater extent Latin and French.

Frank Shipway (1935–2014), British conductor
George Shipway (1908–1982), British writer
Mark Shipway (born 1976), Australian rugby league player
Matt Shipway (born 1985), Australian rugby league player and coach
William Shipway (1862–1925), Australian politician

Frank Edwin Shipway was a British conductor.

George Shipway (1908–1982) was a British author best known for his historical novels, but he also tried his hand at political satire in his book The Chilian Club.

Mark Shipway is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys, the Northern Eagles and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL). He also played for the Salford City Reds in the Super League and for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup. He primarily played at centre or second-row.

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