Shepley Surname

132,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Shepley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shepley,' a township in the parish of Kirk Burton, West Riding of Yorkshire (a) Local, 'of Shipley,' a parish in West Riding of Yorks, three miles from Bradford. Both places seem to have been originally spelt Scheplay, so both Shepley and Shipley as surnames are now inextricably mixed.

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Shepley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5541:233,24322,437
England8041:69,3018,009
Canada6521:56,5126,677
Australia3211:84,0999,745
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Wales101:309,45316,869
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8241:29,5823,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:126,81512,228

Shepley (45) may also be a first name.

Shepley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shepley,' a township in the parish of Kirk Burton, West Riding of Yorkshire (a) Local, 'of Shipley,' a parish in West Riding of Yorks, three miles from Bradford. Both places seem to have been originally spelt Scheplay, so both Shepley and Shipley as surnames are now inextricably mixed.

Katerine de Scheplay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Joanna de Scheplay, 1379: ibid.

Adam de Scheplay, 1379: ibid.

1698. Baptised — Hannah, d. Henry Shepley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1714. Buried — Samuel Shipley: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

Perhaps a recent importation from England. There is a township of Shepley and a parish named Shipley, both in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Bardsley says both places seem originally to have been spelled Scheplay.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Shepley = the Sheep-Lea [Old English sceáp + leáh.

(Middle English ley] The Yorks Shepley was Seppeleie and Scipelei in Domesday-Book; Scheplay in the 14th cent.

Cp. Shipley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. Sussex, Derby, Northumberland, York, &c. SHIPMAN. A mariner. This word is used in the authorized version of the Bible.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Shepley Last Name Facts

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

Shepley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shepley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shepley is the 132,526th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,139,620 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Shepley are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 45 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,554 people, or 1 in 233,243. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.

Shepley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shepley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shepley last name expanded 392 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 2 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shepley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shepley last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shepley surname are 9.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shepley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 125.93% more than the national average, earning R 536,892 per year; in United States they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $43,909 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $50,803 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheppley9323/
Schepley9311/
Shephley930/
Shepfley930/
Sheipley930/
Sheapley930/
Shiepley930/
Sheply9230/
Sheple926/
Sepley920/
Shipley8635,425/
Shepler862,579/
Shapley861,556/
Sheplee8669/
Shepple8658/
Scheple8616/
Chepley8614/
Sheplay865/
Shopley864/
Sihpley861/
Sheeple861/
Sheeply861/
Siepley861/
Seapley860/
Shepply860/
Sheplet860/
Sheplie860/
Seple83156/
Seply833/
Shippley80297/
Schepler80294/
Shappley80241/
Sheppler80104/
Schapley8076/
Schepple808/
Schipley806/
Shipleyt804/
Shitpley804/
Shipleys802/
Sheipler802/
Sheepler801/
Sheplett801/
Sehepler801/
Schepfle801/
Shepples800/
Schopley800/
Schoeple800/
Shepleer800/
Schepply800/
Shepfler800/
Shaipley800/
Seiple771,281/
Shiple77362/
Sipley77254/
Sepler7783/
Sepple7758/
Shiply7728/
Cheple7726/
Sieple7723/
Seeple7713/
Sepleu778/
Sieply775/
Sapley774/
Seplay773/
Shaple773/
Sepleh773/
Seplie772/
Shople771/
Seaple771/
Shaply771/
Seplea771/
Shepli771/
Seples770/
Cepley770/
Shepla770/
Seeply770/
Sepfle770/
Seuple770/
Sopley770/
Schoepfle7562/
Schepelle7524/
Schoepple7516/
Shceppler753/
Shipleyii751/
D'Shipley751/
Sheppelle750/
Scheapple750/
Chipley71870/
Shiplet71508/
Shipler71346/
Sippley71155/
Shiplee71132/
Siepler71108/
Cheplya71103/
Szepler7184/
Seppler7156/
Seipler7141/
Sepples7131/
Seplowe7129/
Seapele7127/
Shapple7118/
Seipple7114/
Chepler7114/
Saypley7112/
Seplehe7112/
Sieplie7110/
Seeploy718/
Shetpli717/
Shiplay716/
Saplley715/
Schepli715/
Seeplee715/
Shipply714/
Schiple714/
Shopple714/
Siphele714/
Sithple712/
Shipple712/
Shiplue712/
Cheplay712/
Seupleu712/
Shiples712/
Seepele712/
Schaple711/
Shaplay711/
Scheppelle711/
Shipliy711/
Shiploy711/
Sepelly711/
Seepely711/
Seeplay711/
Shaplea711/
Cheples711/
Sheplat711/
Sedploy711/
Saeplay711/
Sipfley710/
Seiples710/
Schoply710/
Seepple710/
Shypler710/
Scheippele710/
Seapler710/
Seyples710/
Shaiply710/
Siphley710/
Saepple710/
Schiply710/
Seiplee710/
Saple672,814/
Siple671,476/
Shiplett67694/
Ceple67167/
Sepli6796/
Schöpfle6753/
Schipler6748/
Seepelly6747/
Siply6743/
Zeple6737/
Sople6732/
Shepella6724/
Sepla6723/
Schäpler6714/
Ceply6710/
Chippley676/
Shapelle675/
Shapelly675/
Shepelli674/
Chepelle672/
Syple672/
Schöpple672/
Schapple671/
Shipelly671/
Shippler671/
Shipplet671/
Sheppillaya671/
Seippele671/
Saypeley671/
Sephlayi671/
Syply671/
Sepellie671/
Schiepli671/
Schipple670/
Shipless670/
Seepples670/

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