Shadbolt Surname

123,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shadbolt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Shootbolt'. A cross-bowman, one who shot bolts from a catapult; compare Drawsword, Shakespear, Wagstaff, and a hundred others, all sobriquets of employment, from the weapon or wand carried. Now found as Shadbolt.

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Shadbolt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4601:38,1634,967
Australia8901:30,3324,056
New Zealand4781:9,4731,646
United States4651:779,48260,414
Canada2441:151,00715,383
Wales371:83,6366,963
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Finland101:549,67032,186
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5111:47,7015,880
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

Shadbolt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Shootbolt'. A cross-bowman, one who shot bolts from a catapult; compare Drawsword, Shakespear, Wagstaff, and a hundred others, all sobriquets of employment, from the weapon or wand carried. Now found as Shadbolt.

Thomas Shotbolt, Close Rolls, 35 Henry VI.

John Shotbolt: Index to Clutterbuck's Hertfordshire.

Thomas Shotbolte, temp. 1370: Cal. of Proceedings in Chancery (Elizabeth).

Shadbolt is modern, and clearly a corruption of Shotbolt.

1775. Married — William Shadbolt and Lydia Bratt: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Shotbolt, q.v. [the voicing of t to d here is due to the influence of the following voiced letter b]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ferguson derives this name from Northern roots, signifying bold in war. I think the last syllable is more likely to be a corruption of the local bold, a dwelling.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Shadbolt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shadbolt is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shadbolt? popularity and diffusion

Shadbolt is the 123,084th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,963,769 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Shadbolt live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Shadbolt is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,460 people, or 1 in 38,163. In England it is most numerous in: Hertfordshire, where 16 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Essex, where 10 percent reside. Not including England this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.

Shadbolt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shadbolt has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Shadbolt surname expanded 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shadbolt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shadbolt surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shadbolt are 18.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Shadbolt earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.79% less than the national average, earning R 207,240 per year; in United States they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $40,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $51,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Chadbolt8826/
Shadbult887/
Shadbalt881/
Shedbolt881/
Shadbold881/
Shadbole880/
Sodbolt800/
Saidboul751/
Sadbal716/
Sodbold6719/
Saidbal671/
Shadval671/
Sodbole671/
Shadwald631/
Shaidval631/
Schadwald5938/
Sadval5726/
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