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
Average Shapley Salary in
United States
$43,314 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shapley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shapley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shapley is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 253,937th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 4,683,513 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Shapley live; 74 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shapley is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.
This last name is most common 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. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common 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 number of people bearing the Shapley last name 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 carrying the Shapley last name is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Shapley last name are 11.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.05% registered to vote for the political 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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