Shacklock Surname

374,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Shacklock Surname Definition:

'And bids his man bring out the five-fold twist, His shackles, shacklocks, hampers, gyves, and chains.' Browne's Britannia's Pastorals,(Halliwell).

Or perhaps, like Shakespear, Shakelance, and Shakeshaft, from his rattling the keys of incarceration, (a) Bapt.

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Shacklock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5401:103,18210,844
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
Australia1061:254,67623,375
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Wales71:442,07621,198
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2631:92,6829,552
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Shacklock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

i) Nick. 'a gaoler,' one who fetters his charge:

'And bids his man bring out the five-fold twist, His shackles, shacklocks, hampers, gyves, and chains.' Browne's Britannia's Pastorals,(Halliwell).

Or perhaps, like Shakespear, Shakelance, and Shakeshaft, from his rattling the keys of incarceration, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Scathlock,' which see, probably a variant, as found in Derbyshire, on the borders of Nottinghamshire.

Hamo Shakeloc, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon Shakelok, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

1342. John Shakelok, rector of Ashby, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Willelmus Schakelok, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Shakelok, 1379: ibid.

Isolda Schakelok, 1379: ibid.

1568. Married — John Skott and Grace Shacklocke: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) 1 metonymic for Gaoler [Middle English schakloc(k, a fetter-lock, fetters; O.E. scacol, a shackle + loc, a lock] 2 for Shakelock, i.e. having a long lock of hair [Late Middle English shakeloc(k; from Old English sc(e)acan, to shake +locc, a lock of hair]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Shacklocks have their present home in the Chesterfield district. Hamo Shakeloc lived in Cambridgeshire in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Shacklock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shacklock is most common in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shacklock? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 374,939th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,630,938 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Shacklock live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 540 people, or 1 in 103,182. In England it is mostly found in: Nottinghamshire, where 35 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 8 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Barring England it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Shacklock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shacklock has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,440 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shacklock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shacklock last name are 31.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.26% registered with the party.

The amount Shacklock earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.45% less than the national average, earning R 141,516 per year; in United States they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $43,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.72% more than the national average, earning $51,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schacklock950/
Shacklocks950/
Shaklock940/
Shocklock890/
Sacklack821/
Shaklak7532/
Saklak6772/
Soklok676/
Chaklak634/
Shaklaq631/
Sokleok630/
Saklakova56595/
Soklokova5612/
Saclag53595/
Şaklak53477/
Sakłak53290/
Saclak531/
Saklag531/
Zaklak531/
Chaclag50108/
Choklak501/
Saklahg501/
Seclack501/

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