Shapleigh Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Shapleigh Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Shipley (pasture for sheep), the name of several places in England.
Shapleigh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 371 | 1:976,978 | 72,504 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 226 | 1:222,207 | 18,866 |
Shapleigh (22) may also be a first name.
Shapleigh Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Shipley (pasture for sheep), the name of several places in England.
(English), Schepleah, Sheep-field., (variant: Eveleth.)
Shapleigh Demographics
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Shapleigh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shapleigh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shapleigh is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapleigh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shapleigh is the 757,040th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. Shapleigh occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Shapleigh live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 22 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 976,978. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 19 percent live, Massachusetts, where 17 percent live and Maine, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live.
Shapleigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shapleigh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shapleigh surname grew 164 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shapleigh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shapleigh surname are 16.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.44% being registered with the political party.
The amount Shapleigh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $46,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.57% less than the national average, earning $42,442 CAD per year.
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Shapleigh Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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