Shadwell Surname

307,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shadwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shadwell,' a parish in Middlesex.

William de Schadwell, 13 Edward I: Freemen of York.

1334. Robert de Shadwell, rector of Intwood, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1620.

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Shadwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4801:755,12358,932
England3391:164,36015,274
Australia1421:190,11118,903
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3391:71,9047,990
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Shadwell (86) may also be a first name.

Shadwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shadwell,' a parish in Middlesex.

William de Schadwell, 13 Edward I: Freemen of York.

1334. Robert de Shadwell, rector of Intwood, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1620. Married — Whorwood Shadwell and Elizabeth Halsey: Marriage Lic. (London).

1667.—John Shadwell and Alice Hickman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Shadwell (Yorks: Domesday Scadeuuelle, a.d. 1285 Schadwell; Norf.: 14th cent. Shadwell; Salop, &c. [DialectalE. shade, a shed; Old English sc(e)adu, shade, an arbour + well, Old English w(i)ella, a well] But the London Shadwell is said to be for (St.) Chad’s Well (v. Chad)—“This place, formerly called Chadwelle, took its name from a mineral spring in the ‘Sun Tavern’ fields, dedicated to St. Chad.”— National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, 1868.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Middlesex, and a township in Yorkshire. The Sussex Shadwells probably derive from the manor of Shadwell, in the parish of Buxted, in that county, which had owners of its own name temp. Hen. VI.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Middlesex., Salop, Yorkshire.

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

Shadwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shadwell is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shadwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shadwell is the 307,802nd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,939,320 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Shadwell are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 86 people.

The surname Shadwell is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 480 people, or 1 in 755,123. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 14 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Illinois, where 13 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Shadwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shadwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shadwell surname rose 527 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shadwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shadwell last name are 8.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.45% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shadwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 146.83% more than the national average, earning R 586,572 per year; in United States they earn 11.56% less than the national average, earning $38,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.72% more than the national average, earning $50,040 CAD per year.

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