Sheepway Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Sheepway Surname Definition:
Ballivus (the bailiff) de Shipweye, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameSheepway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
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).
Probably from Shepway, one of the lathes, or great divisions, of the county of Kent.
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.).
Sheepway Demographics
Average Sheepway Salary in
Canada
$48,785 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepway | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shepwa | 86 | 16 | / |
| Sheepwash | 82 | 239 | / |
| Shipway | 80 | 1,637 | / |
| Cheepwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sheepwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaepwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sepwa | 77 | 67 | / |
| Shapwaya | 75 | 27 | / |
| Shipways | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shepwash | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shapwa | 71 | 892 | / |
| Seepua | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chepwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shimpwayi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sempwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sapway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ssempwayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seypwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sebway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cheepwe | 67 | 238 | / |
| Cheebwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Chepwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shobway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chipway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saepuay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sebwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suepwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shepwed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saipway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sebwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sebwayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shapwah | 67 | 1 | / |
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