Sheddon Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sheddon Surname User-submission:

(Northern English) This surname means 'Dweller at the steap valley' in Old English.

(Scottish) Variant of Shedden, a village in Renfrewshire, on the outskirts of Glasgow.

Sheddon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland431:124,5077,876
England391:1,428,66862,556
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1351:27,7282,454
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Sheddon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Northern English) This surname means 'Dweller at the steap valley' in Old English.

(Scottish) Variant of Shedden, a village in Renfrewshire, on the outskirts of Glasgow.

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Sheddon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheddon is found most in Scotland. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheddon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. Sheddon is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Sheddon reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most common in Scotland, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 124,507. In Scotland Sheddon is primarily found in: Fife, where 51 percent are found, South Ayrshire, where 26 percent are found and East Ayrshire, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Scotland Sheddon exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Sheddon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sheddon has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Sheddon last name decreased 68 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheddon Last Name Statistics demography

Sheddon earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $40,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Shedon9217/
Sheddan86365/
Shaddon86209/
Seddone86160/
Shaedon868/
Sheadon862/
Shehdon862/
Schedon861/
Sheidon861/
Shedong861/
Seddong861/
Seaddon860/
Sheedon860/
Sedon832,503/
Schiedon80179/
Schoedon8028/
Schedone8022/
Schaddon801/
Shchedon801/
Sheetdon800/
Shaddoin800/
Seedon772,547/
Siddon77587/
Chedon77442/
Seadon77404/
Seidon77217/
Sedoon77129/
Shedan7751/
Saddon7750/
Saedon7734/
Sedoun7730/
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Sedong7720/
Shadon7719/
Shedun7714/
Soddon777/
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Sahdon776/
Siedon775/
Shidon774/
Seddom774/
Seddan772/
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Seduon771/
Sohdon771/
Syddon770/
Shydon770/
Shodon770/
Zeddoun71225/
Shadoin71159/
Sheedan71133/
Shedane71117/
Seddoum7192/
Sheidun7167/
Schedan7165/
Shehdan7133/
Sheydan7133/
Shidong7118/
Shaddan7114/
Shadhon7111/
Sheidan717/
Seydone716/
Shidoon716/
Siddong716/
Schödon716/
Sahadon716/
Shaydon715/
Shaidon715/
Shaedan715/
Shadoon714/
Sedoine714/
Sedonne714/
Chedong714/
Shahdon714/
Sheddam713/
Seidone713/
Shaadon713/
Sheadan712/
Shedhan712/
Seydoun712/
Schadon712/
Chhedon712/
Sedohyn712/
Chesdon711/
Siddone711/
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Shidone711/
Seddane711/
Shedand711/
Shedune711/
Chedoun711/
Shetdan711/
Siddoen711/
Sahdoun711/
Schodon711/
Sedoune711/
Sedount711/
Cheddan711/
Cheydon711/
Seadoun711/
Seedong711/
Saddoon711/
Sheudan710/
Shodoin710/
Siddeon710/
Shoddan710/
Ceddone710/
Sidon673,589/
Sedan672,723/
Sadon672,548/
Sedun671,042/
Sodon67283/
Cedon67225/
Sydon67172/
Seedoung6760/
Sedom6756/
Zedon6729/
Seydoune6713/
Chheddan679/
Sedohyna678/
Sedán677/
Sedochin676/
Seidoune674/
Schehdan674/
Sedonova673/
Sahaddan673/
Shedanne672/
Schidone671/
Shiddhan671/
Shadhoon671/
Sheydang671/
Sedàn671/
Sedãn671/
Sedhosin671/
Cheddane671/
Shuidong671/
Sheedaan671/
Sheedanh671/
Shai'don671/
Schiedan670/
Ssheadan670/
Chishdon670/

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