Shapland Surname

229,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shapland Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Sheep- Land [Old English sc(e)áp + land]

Shapland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8291:67,2117,789
United States4711:769,55259,828
Australia2271:118,92413,128
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
Canada611:604,02649,778
Wales591:52,4504,823
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4871:50,0526,107
Wales511:30,7531,694
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Shapland (12) may also be a first name.

Shapland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Sheep- Land [Old English sc(e)áp + land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Shopland; a location name in Essex.

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

Shapland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shapland is found most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shapland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 229,011th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,117,258 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Shapland are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 829 people, or 1 in 67,211. In England it is most frequent in: Devon, where 33 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Cornwall, where 7 percent are found. Besides England Shapland exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Shapland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shapland has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Shapland surname grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 856 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shapland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shapland are 12.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.26% registered with the party.

The amount Shapland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 265.49% more than the national average, earning R 868,536 per year; in United States they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning $49,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $49,794 CAD per year.

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