Shafto Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Shafto Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shafto,' a township in the parish of Hartbum, Northumberland.

Shafto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4131:877,62566,497
England1721:323,94224,037
Canada401:921,14070,350
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Shafto Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shafto,' a township in the parish of Hartbum, Northumberland.

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

(English) belonging to Shafto(e (Northumb.), 14th cent. Shafthow(e, 13th cent. Schafthou = the Shaft-Hill [Old English sc(e)aft, a shaft, spear, pole; used as a pers. name + hó, a hill, bluff] The hill or bluff is now called “Shaftoe Crag, a lofty verdant hill."

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Two townships in the parish of Hartburn, co. Northumberland, are so called, and the family resided at the place named Shafto Crag. They are a known cadet of the ancient Norman house of Foliot, being descended from John Foliot, lord of Fenwick, 22. Henry II. Cuthbert Foliot married the heiress of Roger Welwick, lord of Shafto, and his son, in 10. Edward I. assumed the territorial name. The Shaftos formed a sort of Border clan, and their gathering cry was A Shafto! A Shafto!

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Shaftoe; a location name in Northumberland.

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

Shafto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shafto (Russian: Шафто) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 459,064th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. The last name Shafto is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Shafto reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Shafto is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 413 people, or 1 in 877,625. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 15 percent reside, Michigan, where 15 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Shafto is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Shafto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shafto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shafto surname grew 688 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shafto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shafto last name are 6.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.1% registered with the party.

The amount Shafto earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.05% more than the national average, earning R 515,796 per year; in United States they earn 5.54% more than the national average, earning $45,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.53% less than the national average, earning $40,975 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaftos921/
Safto914/
Shafta8310/
Shabto836/
Saftho831/
Saftou831/
Shaifta7711/
Shaftah774/
Shabtoi771/
Shaftad770/
Safta734,877/
Sabto73101/
Zafto7387/
Sawto7319/
Sefto733/
Softo730/
Shaftaud7114/
Shaiftah711/
Szafta67142/
Shefta67128/
Shabta6767/
Saftah6730/
Saftau6725/
Shawta6718/
Sabtou6714/
Chafta677/
Zaftoo676/
Sobhto674/
Savtos673/
Zaftho672/
Sabtoy671/
Saftat671/
Chawto671/
Sayfta671/
Shaheefta671/
Chavto671/

Shafto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafto in the Russian language
Шафтоsafto-

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