Sheldrick Surname

140,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Sheldrick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sheldrake,' a kind of drake. Middle English scheldrak; v. Shadrack for a modification.

Adam Sceyldrake, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Sheldrake. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.

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Sheldrick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,1221:24,0603,297
England1,0071:55,3316,722
United States4641:781,16160,501
Canada4061:90,7539,966
Scotland561:95,6046,623
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Wales161:193,40812,484
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5941:41,0365,189
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Sheldrick (105) may also be a first name.

Sheldrick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sheldrake,' a kind of drake. Middle English scheldrak; v. Shadrack for a modification.

Adam Sceyldrake, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Sheldrake. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.

1662. Adam Sheldrake and Mary Pittman: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1802. Married — William Sheldrick and Bite. Coates: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Sheldrake.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A sea-fowl, nearly resembling a duck. Gloss, of Heraldry. The family bear three in their arms. H.R. Le Sceldrake, Sceyldrake.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Sheldwick; a location name in Kent.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sheldrick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheldrick occurs most in Australia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheldrick? popularity and diffusion

It is the 140,912th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,302,542 people. The surname Sheldrick is primarily found in Oceania, where 37 percent of Sheldrick reside; 36 percent reside in Australasia and 36 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 920,134th most frequent given name internationally, held by 105 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 1,122 people, or 1 in 24,060. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 42 percent live, Victoria, where 30 percent live and Queensland, where 9 percent live. Other than Australia Sheldrick occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Sheldrick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sheldrick has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sheldrick last name rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 829 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sheldrick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sheldrick surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sheldrick surname are 7.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sheldrick earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $43,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $54,895 CAD per year.

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