Shackleford Surname

80,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Shackleford 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]

Shackleford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1671:70,1498,139
England2791:199,70617,470
Jamaica2061:13,9321,372
Canada1511:244,01123,241
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Australia821:329,21628,102
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Wales91:343,83718,086
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1751:139,28812,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4521:34,5864,125

Shackleford (15) may also be a first name.

Shackleford 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

Shackleford Last Name Facts

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

Shackleford has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shackleford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 80,288th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,200,980 people. The surname Shackleford is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Shackleford are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shackleford is also the 2,900,335th most common first name internationally, held by 15 people.

Shackleford is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 5,167 people, or 1 in 70,149. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 11 percent live, Virginia, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and Jamaica, where 3 percent live.

Shackleford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shackleford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 356 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 159 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shackleford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shackleford surname are 12.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Shackleford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 228.24% more than the national average, earning R 780,012 per year; in United States they earn 13.44% less than the national average, earning $37,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning $56,890 CAD per year.

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Shackleford 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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