Shackle Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Shackle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Shakell'; compare the local Shackleton, i.e. the settlement of Shakell, also Shackleford and Shackerley, the latter probably standing for Shackle-ley.

Willelmus Shakelle, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Shackle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
England681:819,38343,863
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Shackle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Shakell'; compare the local Shackleton, i.e. the settlement of Shakell, also Shackleford and Shackerley, the latter probably standing for Shackle-ley.

Willelmus Shakelle, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

The Vicarage of Corpesty, Norfolk, 'was sold by Heydon to Thomas Jecks and John Shakle, and by them to the Bacons,' 1611: History of Norfolk.

This form still remains in Norfolk, Shackle being found in the Modern Domesday Book for that county.

1597. Married — William Shackle and Jane Durham: St. Mary Aldermary.

1761. — Thomas Shackle and Mary Cox: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. (nick-) name Scacel [Old English scacol, scacul, a shackle, fetter; from scacan, to shake]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Schakel; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Shackle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shackle (Arabic: شاكل) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shackle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shackle is the 688,723rd most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Shackle are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 1,095,042. In The United States Shackle is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 34 percent are found, Ohio, where 23 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Shackle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shackle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shackle surname increased 919 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shackle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shackle last name are 33.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.68% being registered to vote for the party.

Shackle earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $47,197 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shackley931,307/
Shacklee9359/
Schackle9315/
Sackle9225/
Shakle9211/
Shacle920/
Schackler884/
Schackles884/
Shackledt881/
Shackless880/
Schackley880/
Shaklee86552/
Sackley86362/
Shakley86163/
Shakele86122/
Shakles8698/
Sackleh8669/
Shakleh8637/
Shakile8623/
Sheckle8619/
Shakhle8611/
Shockle865/
Schakle864/
Shaikle863/
Chackle861/
Schacle861/
Shaukle861/
Shaklie861/
Shackly861/
Shacley861/
Sacklee861/
Sackele861/
Shaklez861/
Shacler860/
Shatcle860/
Shacles860/
Sasckle860/
Sakle831,829/
Sacle83158/
Schacklett822/
Shockley8016,470/
Shocklee80552/
Sheakley80290/
Scheckle80124/
Shakaile8065/
Sheckley8059/
Shockler8027/
Shaikley8025/
Shocklie8013/
Schöckle8013/
Schakler8010/
Chackler808/
Saickley807/
Shakklee802/
Schockle802/
Sacklett801/
Shakille801/
Shaklees801/
Shaclett801/
Shakeele801/
Sacklieh801/
Shaklieh801/
Schackla801/
Shakhele801/
Shakleea801/
Schackly800/
Schaikle800/
Sheakler800/
Schaclet800/
Schakley800/
Shaukley800/
Schacler800/
Sheakles800/
Shaskles800/
Shakla77903/
Sakile77878/
Saclet77738/
Sakele77232/
Sacley77110/
Shakly77107/
Shakli7772/
Seckle7756/
Shekle7750/
Sakley7732/
Sakleh7719/
Saklep7719/
Zackle7718/
Saakle7711/
Sockle774/
Sackli773/
Saklle772/
Chacle772/
Saukle771/
Sakleu771/
Saclea771/
Sacler771/
Shokle771/
Sacleh771/
Sacles771/
Shaqle771/
Sackly770/
Schockley7587/
Shackelly7579/
Schocklee7511/
Schöckler755/
Schockler751/
Shockleys751/
Shocklley751/
Shakuille751/
Shackella750/
Scheckley750/
Schaeckli750/
Seckley711,070/
Shaklui71166/
Sacayle71154/
Shakhla71114/
Shakhil71100/
Saikley7181/
Chakler7170/
Söckler7166/
Chaklei7158/
Säckler7149/
Sockler7148/
Shaklai7148/
Schökle7145/
Shokler7140/
Shokile7140/
Shokles7138/
Saucles7137/
Shaukla7137/
Shokley7122/
Shaikly7120/
Shaklya7119/
Sacille7113/
Shakhli7112/
Shakail7110/
Shockly719/
Shakhel719/
Shoklee719/
Shokleh718/
Sakeele717/
Shakeal716/
Shaikli716/
Shokele715/
Saukele715/
Shaklia714/
Shakayl714/
Saucler713/
Shaikla713/
Sockley713/
Shakeil713/
Shakhyl713/
Saclley712/
Shocley712/
Shaclis712/
Cheacle712/
Chakhle712/
Shahkla712/
Sakelle711/
Schecle711/
Schocle711/
Shoclee711/
Shekkle711/
Sakaile711/
Chacles711/
Chacler711/
Shaklay711/
Shakliz711/
Shekley711/
Sacklai711/
Saskele711/
Chaclea711/
Shakhly711/
Sauclet711/
Shoklet711/
Sheckly710/
Shecley710/
Schokle710/
Seakler710/
Sockles710/
Chackly710/
Seacley710/
Sakli675,091/
Sekle671,363/
Sakla671,335/
Sacla671,281/
Shaikhli671,197/
Chockley67350/
Shaikhly67145/
Sacli67107/
Shakhlay6793/
Sakly6789/
Sackilla6785/
Shakilla6762/
Schökler6742/
Shahkhel6740/
Shakelli6739/
Shauklis6731/
Shakelly6721/
Cheakley6717/
Zacle6717/
Sackella6716/
Chaykler6716/
Chocklet6715/
Shakhail6713/
Chakhile6712/
Socle6712/
Shakheel6711/
Sokle6710/
Shakheil6710/
Shekelle679/
Schoclet677/
Sheekley677/
Shoekley677/
Shakhlai676/
Sakelles675/
Chaskley675/
Shookley674/
Schokley674/
Chakaile674/
Shaikhil674/
Shakella673/
Schokele673/
Sachelle672/
Sheikley672/
Cheaclle672/
Schoekle672/
Sacaille671/
Sacly671/
Saikeley671/
Chockler671/
Chakille671/
Chatkele671/
Chaukele671/
Schockly671/
Shokcley671/
Shokhile671/
Shokhlet671/
Shahkhla671/
Scheckly671/
Sockelle671/
Shakklai671/
Saclé671/
Saqle671/
Chaukley671/
Shaquile671/
Schaklit671/
Shadkhil671/
Shatkhel671/
Shakylla671/
Seickles670/
Shocklay670/
Seickler670/

Shackle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shackle in the Arabic language
شاكلshakl-

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