Shakelton Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

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

Shakelton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakelton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Shakelton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shakelton is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakelton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Shakelton reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 23 percent live, North Carolina, where 13 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Shakelton occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Shakelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shakelton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shakelton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shakelton surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Shakelton earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $45,420 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shakelton
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