Shatford Surname

434,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shatford Surname User-submission:

Shatford is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, which comes from the Old English words sceald, meaning 'shallow', and ford, meaning 'crossable point in a river'.

Shatford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:261,58720,867
Canada2081:177,14217,704
New Zealand1471:30,8055,355
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Wales361:85,9597,098
Australia311:870,82953,581
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Shatford Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Shatford is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, which comes from the Old English words sceald, meaning 'shallow', and ford, meaning 'crossable point in a river'.

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Shatford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shatford is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shatford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 434,913th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,224,742 people. The last name Shatford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Shatford reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 261,587. In England Shatford is mostly found in: Northamptonshire, where 44 percent live, Berkshire, where 10 percent live and Essex, where 8 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent live and New Zealand, where 19 percent live.

Shatford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shatford has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Shatford surname increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 4,667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shatford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shatford last name are 9.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shatford earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.27% more than the national average, earning $51,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.23% less than the national average, earning $46,093 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaford931/
Satford930/
Shafford88188/
Shadford88103/
Satfford884/
Shauford881/
Shotford881/
Seatford881/
Shasford880/
Sheaford880/
Chatford880/
Shawford880/
Shafor86230/
Saford869/
Schafford826/
Shaufford821/
Shafordtz821/
Shatforth820/
Shaedford820/
Safford804,174/
Sawford801,066/
Seaford80812/
Setford80378/
Shafoor80124/
Sheafor80114/
Shafour8082/
Shaffor8068/
Sayford8025/
Shafore808/
Sauford803/
Shoford802/
Schafor802/
Shafard802/
Sahford801/
Sasford801/
Shadfor801/
Sapford800/
Shayfor800/
Sadford800/
Safor77160/
Shaafour7539/
Shadfard7533/
Chadford7531/
Chafford7527/
Sahatfar756/
Schaforz756/
Chawford754/
Sapfford753/
Shaifard753/
Sawfford752/
Sassford751/
Schaffor751/
Shofford751/
Shouford751/
Seafford751/
Shaffore751/
Shaforth751/
Shahfoor751/
Sashford750/
Shedford750/
Shooford750/
Schasfor750/
Shaffard750/
Saifford750/
Saudford750/
Ssafford750/
Saffordd750/
Shaffort750/
Sasfford750/
Chauford750/
Shafar711,758/
Shadforth71610/
Safore71577/
Safour71285/
Safoor71231/
Shofor7152/
Chafor7135/
Schafforz7127/
Shawforth7124/
Saffor7120/
Safort7116/
Safard719/
Southford715/
Seafor715/
Schasfort715/
Sohfor713/
Saifor712/
Schafoort712/
Sahfor712/
Satfar711/
Sayfor711/
Safoir711/
Shaforova711/
Souhtfort711/
Shahatfar711/
Saforz711/
Szafor711/
Saufor710/
Seiphford710/
Shadfar672,046/
Saffour671,195/
Shaffar67391/
Saffore67327/
Saifour67327/
Szaforz67269/
Seiford6779/
Shahfar6759/
Chauffourd6759/
Saifoor6757/
Seafore6739/
Seafort6738/
Seyford6732/
Shahvor6719/
Shaafar6719/
Sofford6717/
Schafar6715/
Sedford6713/
Shawfar6712/
Shofore6711/
Saatfar679/
Sayfoor677/
Chafard677/
Shaifar675/
Saffard674/
Chafoor674/
Chafour674/
Shayfar673/
Shafarr673/
Saforte673/
Shafare672/
Chapfor672/
Saffoor672/
Chaffor671/
Saifard671/
Sahafar671/
Shaufar671/
Sosford671/
Scheaffort671/
Shasfar671/
Shaphor671/
Shafaar671/
Shafatr671/
Sahfard671/
Sahfour671/
Chaufor671/
Sasfard671/
Sheafar670/
Shofour670/
Saffort670/
Seuford670/
Saphard670/

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