Shepherdson Surname

164,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Shepherdson 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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Shepherdson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9931:56,1116,795
Australia8971:30,0964,031
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
Malaysia901:327,71417,651
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Wales71:442,07621,198
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3591:67,8987,708
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Shepherdson 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

Shepherdson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shepherdson is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shepherdson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shepherdson is the 164,873rd most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,771,984 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Shepherdson live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 993 people, or 1 in 56,111. In England it is most frequent in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 30 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Shepherdson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shepherdson has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Shepherdson last name expanded 277 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 212 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shepherdson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shepherdson are 7.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.35% registered with the party.

The amount Shepherdson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 259.48% more than the national average, earning R 854,256 per year; in United States they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $46,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning $48,597 CAD per year.

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Shepherdson Reference & Research

Shepardson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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