Sheldton Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sheldton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheldton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sheldton (3) may also be a first name.

Sheldton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheldton is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sheldton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheldton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sheldton is the 11,742,229th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sheldton are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sheldton is also the 7,463,778th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 3 people.

Sheldton is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 50 percent reside and Vermont, where 50 percent reside.

Sheldton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sheldton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheldton last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sheldton
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