Shackelford Surname

34,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Shackelford Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Shackleford (Surrey) [Old English ford, a ford: the first element (v. under Shackel) prob. denotes that the passage of the ford was facilitated by fixed shackles or staples]

Shackelford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,3281:23,6472,978
Australia271:999,84158,390
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England91:6,190,895170,599
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Maldives11:404,1727,269
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1931:22,9002,873

Shackelford (12) may also be a first name.

Shackelford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Shackleford (Surrey) [Old English ford, a ford: the first element (v. under Shackel) prob. denotes that the passage of the ford was facilitated by fixed shackles or staples]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Shackleford (Shackel’s ford), in Surrey.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Shackelford Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shackelford Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shackelford occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shackelford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,317th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 471,808 people. The surname Shackelford occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Shackelford are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

The surname Shackelford is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 15,328 people, or 1 in 23,647. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, Missouri, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States Shackelford exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Shackelford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shackelford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shackelford surname rose 699 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shackelford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shackelford are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shackelford earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $41,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $47,050 CAD per year.

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Shackelford Reference & Research

Shackleford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Shackleford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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