Shephardson Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shephardson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the shepherd's son'; compare Taylorson, Wrightson, Smithson. Taylorson is peculiar to Yorkshire, as is Shepherdson. Wrightson is also familiar to that county.

John Shepherdson, 1423: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.

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Shephardson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:1,071,50151,923
United States121:30,204,911765,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Shephardson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the shepherd's son'; compare Taylorson, Wrightson, Smithson. Taylorson is peculiar to Yorkshire, as is Shepherdson. Wrightson is also familiar to that county.

John Shepherdson, 1423: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.

Alice Shipperdon, Yorkshire: Fabric Rolls of York Minster: Wills and Inventories (Surtees Society).

William Shipperdson, County Durham. History of Durham.

1738. Married — William Curling and Ann Shephardson: Canterbury Cath.

1708. — William Shepperson and Sabina Strong: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(the) Shepherd’s Son: v. Shephe(a)rd.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shephardson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shephardson occurs most in England. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shephardson? popularity and diffusion

Shephardson is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Shephardson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Shephardson are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,071,501. In England Shephardson is mostly concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 58 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 27 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Not including England Shephardson exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Shephardson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shephardson has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Shephardson last name expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shephardson Last Name Statistics demography

Shephardson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

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Shephardson Reference & Research

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