Sheepway Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Sheepway Surname Definition:

Ballivus (the bailiff) de Shipweye, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Sheepway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada461:800,99162,809
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Sheepway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shepway,' one of the lathes, or great divisions of the county of Kent (Lower). This is confirmed by the following entry:

Ballivus (the bailiff) de Shipweye, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(2) Local, 'at the sheep-way,' from residence along the track trod by the sheep; compare Greenway, Hathway, Otway, &c.

Richard Shippway, Cheshire, 1603: Register of the University of Oxford.

1608-0. Christopher Shipway and Margaret Drake: Marriage Lic (Westminster).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Probably from Shepway, one of the lathes, or great divisions, of the county of Kent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Shipway is a name that occurred in the 17th century in Beverstone, and in the 18th century in Charfield (Bigl.). Shipweye was a Kentish name in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sheepway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheepway is most common in Canada. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheepway? popularity and diffusion

Sheepway is the 2,635,433rd most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Sheepway occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Sheepway live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 800,991. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 87 percent are found and Yukon, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Canada it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Sheepway Last Name Statistics demography

Sheepway earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning $48,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Sheepwash82239/
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Cheepwa805/
Sheepwe801/
Shaepwa801/
Sepwa7767/
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Shipways752/
Shepwash750/
Shapwa71892/
Seepua716/
Chepwa715/
Shimpwayi715/
Sempwa715/
Sapway712/
Ssempwayo711/
Seypwa711/
Sebway710/
Cheepwe67238/
Cheebwa6719/
Chepwai674/
Shobway673/
Chipway673/
Saepuay672/
Sebwaya672/
Suepwai672/
Shepwed671/
Saipway671/
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