Shapley Surname
Approximately 1,556 people bear this surname
Shapley Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Sheep-Lea [Old English sc[e)áp + leáh]
Shapley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,124 | 1:322,472 | 29,379 |
| England | 215 | 1:259,154 | 20,728 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| Wales | 50 | 1:61,891 | 5,534 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 242 | 1:100,725 | 10,154 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 355 | 1:141,461 | 13,305 |
Shapley (13) may also be a first name.
Shapley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Sheep-Lea [Old English sc[e)áp + leáh]
(English) One who came from Shipley (pasture for sheep), the name of several places in England.
Shapley Demographics
Shapley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Shapley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shapley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shapley has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapley? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shapley is the 253,937th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,683,513 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Shapley are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shapley is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.
The last name Shapley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,124 people, or 1 in 322,472. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Washington, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Shapley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shapley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shapley surname increased 317 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shapley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Shapley surname is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Shapley last name are 11.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.05% being registered with the party.
The amount Shapley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 203.31% more than the national average, earning R 720,780 per year; in United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,314 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $51,481 CAD per year.
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Shapley Reference & Research
Shapley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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