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 last name Shackelton is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shackelton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shackelton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 504,985th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. The surname 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 Shackelton is most common in The United States, where it is held by 489 people, or 1 in 741,225. In The United States Shackelton is most frequent in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Minnesota, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found 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 frequency of Shackelton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shackelton surname increased 289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shackelton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shackelton surname are 15.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.64% registered to vote for the political 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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