Shapley Surname

253,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,556 people bear this surname

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

Shapley Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Sheep-Lea [Old English sc[e)áp + leáh]

Shapley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1241:322,47229,379
England2151:259,15420,728
Australia871:310,29526,919
Wales501:61,8915,534
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:100,72510,154
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3551:141,46113,305

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Shipley (pasture for sheep), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Shapley Last Name Facts

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

Shapley occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shapley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shapley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shapley is the 253,937th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,683,513 people. The last name Shapley is predominantly found 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 used forename world-wide It is held by 13 people.

The surname 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 primarily found in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Washington, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Shapley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shapley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 317 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shapley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shapley last name is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shapley surname are 11.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.05% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shappley93241/
Schapley9376/
Sheapley930/
Shaipley930/
Sapley924/
Shaple923/
Shaply921/
Shepley863,406/
Chapley86151/
Shapple8618/
Shapler8614/
Saypley8612/
Shaplye868/
Saplley865/
Shopley864/
Shaples863/
Saupley863/
Schaple861/
Shaplay861/
Shaplyo861/
Shaplea861/
Seapley860/
Shaiply860/
Shauple860/
Saple832,814/
Saply831/
Schapler80120/
Sheppley8023/
Schepley8011/
Shapelle805/
Shapelly805/
Chaphley801/
Schapple801/
Schatple801/
Shapless801/
Saypeley801/
Shapples800/
Shephley800/
Schopley800/
Shepfley800/
Sheipley800/
Shasples800/
Shapla7720,206/
Chaple776,511/
Sapple7743/
Saplys7732/
Shapli7717/
Sapler7716/
Saplay779/
Sapled778/
Sheple776/
Saples776/
Sayple775/
Saploy773/
Saplya772/
Siaply772/
Saplet772/
Saiple771/
Saaple771/
Saplhe771/
Shople771/
Seaple771/
Saplee771/
Sapply771/
Saplie771/
Sepley770/
Sopley770/
Schappler75306/
Shappelle7533/
Schaupler751/
Scheapple750/
Shaupless750/
Chapple7110,725/
Chaplet71770/
Chaplya71681/
Chaplyi71344/
Chaples71207/
Sayplay71174/
Chapler71135/
Sappler7196/
Chapliy7169/
Sheplee7169/
Shepple7158/
Siaplay7141/
Shaplai7140/
Schappelle7138/
Soupley7134/
Zappley7128/
Seapele7127/
Sapelly7121/
Scheple7116/
Chaaple7112/
Shaplaz7112/
Chaplay7110/
Chaphle7110/
Saipele719/
Chapleh719/
Schapla718/
Szaplay718/
Sheplay715/
Saypele715/
Saphler714/
Shopple714/
Chaplle713/
Chopley713/
Saplayo713/
Chaphly713/
Chaplee712/
Sapplya712/
Sapelle712/
Saplytė712/
Chapled712/
Chapleu712/
Siaplee712/
Chaplyh712/
Saphleh711/
Saplaya711/
Satples711/
Çapleya711/
Chaplea711/
Chatple711/
Sheeple711/
Sheeply711/
Sapplee711/
Sayplue711/
Saypler711/
Sayplea711/
Saypely711/
Shaplia711/
Shaapla711/
Szapler711/
Siepley711/
Saplayi711/
Sasploy711/
Saeplay711/
Shooply711/
Sappled710/
Schoply710/
Shaplou710/
Shopler710/
Seapler710/
Saupple710/
Schauppler710/
Saepple710/
Shepply710/
Sheplie710/
Shoplet710/
Sapples710/
Chapelle679,925/
Sapla675,132/
Sapli67399/
Seple67156/
Zaple6790/
Chapples6786/
Schopler6775/
Schöpfle6753/
Chaplych6746/
Shapella6735/
Sople6732/
Sapiller6731/
Chapelly6714/
Schäpler6714/
Chaiplee6714/
Chaplyts6712/
Chappler679/
Schepple678/
Chapplle676/
Chaplowe675/
Soply675/
Shapelli673/
Sheipler672/
Shapilla672/
Schöpple672/
Chapille671/
Shatplli671/
Saypilly671/
Chappleh671/
Shapliss671/
Sappelle671/
Sapeller671/
Schepfle671/
Seaphlee671/
Schoeple670/
Schotple670/
Schepply670/
Chapplee670/

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Shapley Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shapley
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