Shafto Surname
Approximately 736 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 413 | 1:877,625 | 66,497 |
| England | 172 | 1:323,942 | 24,037 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 131 | 1:186,072 | 15,187 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
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.
(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."
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!
From Shaftoe; a location name in Northumberland.
Shafto Demographics
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Shafto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafto (Russian: Шафто) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafto? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 459,064th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. The surname 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.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 413 people, or 1 in 877,625. In The United States Shafto is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 15 percent live, Michigan, where 15 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Shafto exists in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Shafto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shafto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shafto last name rose 688 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shafto Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Shafto are 6.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.1% being 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaftos | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safto | 91 | 4 | / |
| Shafta | 83 | 10 | / |
| Shabto | 83 | 6 | / |
| Saftho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saftou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shaifta | 77 | 11 | / |
| Shaftah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shabtoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaftad | 77 | 0 | / |
| Safta | 73 | 4,877 | / |
| Sabto | 73 | 101 | / |
| Zafto | 73 | 87 | / |
| Sawto | 73 | 19 | / |
| Sefto | 73 | 3 | / |
| Softo | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shaftaud | 71 | 14 | / |
| Shaiftah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szafta | 67 | 142 | / |
| Shefta | 67 | 128 | / |
| Shabta | 67 | 67 | / |
| Saftah | 67 | 30 | / |
| Saftau | 67 | 25 | / |
| Shawta | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sabtou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chafta | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zaftoo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sobhto | 67 | 4 | / |
| Savtos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zaftho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sabtoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saftat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chawto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayfta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaheefta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chavto | 67 | 1 | / |
Shafto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafto in the Russian language | ||
| Шафто | safto | - |
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