Shackelton Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

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

Shackelton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Shackleton (prob. Lancs) [v. under Shackel, and + Old English tún, farm, estate] Hugh Schacheliton.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1246.

Shackelton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4891:741,22558,038
Canada1131:326,06729,799
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1991:122,48911,611
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

Shackelton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Shackleton (prob. Lancs) [v. under Shackel, and + Old English tún, farm, estate] Hugh Schacheliton.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1246.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shackelton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shackelton is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shackelton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 504,985th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,211,609 people. The last name Shackelton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Shackelton live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 489 people, or 1 in 741,225. In The United States Shackelton is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Minnesota, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Shackelton occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Shackelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shackelton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shackelton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shackelton last name are 15.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shackelton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $43,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.05% more than the national average, earning $56,661 CAD per year.

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