There has been six Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Shaw, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations extant as of 2010.

The Shaw, later Best-Shaw Baronetcy, of Eltham in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 April 1665. For more information on this creation, see Best-Shaw Baronets

Best-Shaw Baronets

The Shaw, later Best-Shaw Baronetcy, of Eltham in the County of Kent, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 15 April 1665 for Sir John Shaw, Commissioner of the Customs 1660-62 and Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis 1661-79....

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The Shaw Baronetcy, of Greenock in the County of Renfrew, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 28 June 1687 for John Shaw. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament

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 for Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and Clackmannanshire. The title became extinct on his death in 1752.

The Shaw Baronetcy, of Kilmarnock in the County of Ayr, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 September 1809 for James Shaw

Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet

Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet , became Lord Mayor of London in 1805. From humble beginnings in a farming family in Ayrshire he became a successful merchant and politician; he was a relation of Robert Burns and used his wealth to support Burns's orphaned children...

, Lord Mayor of London

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 in 1805 and Member of Parliament for the City of London

City of London (UK Parliament constituency)

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, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body. He obtained a new patent on 14 January 1813 with remainder to his nephew, John Shaw. On Shaw's death in 1843 the 1809 creation became extinct while he was succeeded in the 1813 creation according to the special remainder by his nephew, the second Baronet. However, on the latter's death in 1868 this creation became extinct as well.

The Shaw Baronetcy, of Bushy Park in the County of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 17 August 1821 for the Tory politician Robert Shaw. The third Baronet was also a politician. George Shaw, second son of the third Baronet, was a Major-General in the British Army

British Army

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The Shaw Baronetcy, of Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 November 1908 for Charles Shaw, Member of Parliament for Stafford

Stafford (UK Parliament constituency)

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. The title became extinct on his death in 1942.

Shaw Baronets, of Greenock (1687)

• Sir John Shaw, 1st Baronet (d. 1693)
• Sir John Shaw, 2nd Baronet (d. 1702)
• Sir John Shaw, 3rd Baronet (c. 1679-1752)

Shaw Baronets, of Kilmarnock (1813)

• Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet
  Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet
  Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet , became Lord Mayor of London in 1805. From humble beginnings in a farming family in Ayrshire he became a successful merchant and politician; he was a relation of Robert Burns and used his wealth to support Burns's orphaned children...
  
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• Sir John Shaw, 2nd Baronet (c. 1788-1868)

Shaw Baronets, of Bushy Park (1821)

• Sir Robert Shaw, 1st Baronet (1774-1849)
• Sir Robert Shaw, 2nd Baronet (1796-1869)
• Sir Frederick Shaw, 3rd Baronet (1799-1876)
• Sir Robert Shaw, 4th Baronet (1821-1895)
• Sir Frederick William Shaw, 5th Baronet (1858-1927)
• Sir Robert de Vere Shaw, 6th Baronet (1890-1969)
• Sir Robert Shaw, 7th Baronet (1925-2002)
• Sir Charles de Vere Shaw, 8th Baronet (b. 1957)

Shaw Baronets, of Wolverhampton (1908)

• Sir (Theodore Frederick) Charles Edward Shaw, 1st Baronet (1859-1942)