Shallcross Surname

192,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Shallcross Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shalleross.' Shalleross Hall lies in the parish of Taxal, Derbyshire, on the confines of Cheshire. The Shallcross's of Shallcross were considerable people in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Shallcross Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9841:368,35332,709
England8331:66,8887,757
Australia2201:122,70813,477
Wales461:67,2725,910
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Scotland181:297,43413,849
China21:683,660,78330,601
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5231:46,6075,778
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

Shallcross Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shalleross.' Shalleross Hall lies in the parish of Taxal, Derbyshire, on the confines of Cheshire. The Shallcross's of Shallcross were considerable people in the 17th and 18th centuries. The name is still strong in the immediate district, as the Manchester Directory shows. The modern form of the surname is generally Shawcross.

James Shalcrosse, 1537: Register of the University of Oxford.

1605. William Shallcross, of Stockport: Wills at Chester.

1806. Married — Charles Fernley and Mary Shallcross: St. George, Hanover Square ii. 35—

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Shallcross (Derby), 14th cent. Shalcros=the Crooked Cross [from Old Norse skiálg-r = Old English sceólh, crooked, wry + Old Norse kross (Latin crux, crucis]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shallcross Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shallcross occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shallcross? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 192,736th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,336,788 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Shallcross reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 984 people, or 1 in 368,353. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 11 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Shallcross Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shallcross has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shallcross surname grew 521 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shallcross Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shallcross surname is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shallcross last name are 17.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Shallcross earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 298.16% more than the national average, earning R 946,176 per year; in United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $55,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalcross959/
Schallcross951/
Shalllcross951/
Shallcros950/
Shallcrass9041/
Shalkross841/
Shallcrop840/
Chalcrast633/
Schoolcrast5710/
Schoolcrat501/

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