Shakesby Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shakesby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakesby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2611:213,47918,261
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Wales121:257,87814,969
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Norway61:857,04855,549
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981

Shakesby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shakesby occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakesby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 832,284th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. The surname Shakesby occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Shakesby are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 213,479. In England it is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 52 percent live, Leicestershire, where 8 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 7 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Wales, where 4 percent live.

Shakesby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shakesby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Shakesby surname rose 555 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shakesby Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Shakesby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.47% less than the national average, earning 206,019 kr per year and in United States they earn 133.02% more than the national average, earning $100,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shakesb931/
Shaksby930/
Shaksib801/
Shakesbeer781/
Shaiksab751/
Shaxby711/
Shakasibi711/
Shaksbaei711/
Shaik Saib674/
Shaikessop671/
Shugsby670/
Shigsby670/

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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
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  • 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 Shakesby
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