Shepperson Surname
Approximately 1,740 people bear this surname
Shepperson Surname Definition:
(the) Shepherd’s Son: v. Shephe(a)rd.
Shepperson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 992 | 1:365,382 | 32,492 |
| England | 475 | 1:117,301 | 11,949 |
| South Africa | 128 | 1:423,263 | 36,588 |
| Australia | 54 | 1:499,920 | 37,885 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Paraguay | 29 | 1:249,543 | 4,299 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 265 | 1:91,983 | 9,487 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 264 | 1:190,222 | 16,737 |
Shepperson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(the) Shepherd’s Son: v. Shephe(a)rd.
The son of the Shepherd. So Wrightson, Smithson, &c.
Shepperson Demographics
Average Male Shepperson Height
177 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shepperson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shepperson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shepperson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shepperson? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shepperson is the 232,104th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,188,245 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Shepperson reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 992 people, or 1 in 365,382. In The United States Shepperson is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 27 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and Kentucky, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States Shepperson occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.
Shepperson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shepperson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shepperson last name expanded 376 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 179 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shepperson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shepperson last name are 1.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.04% being registered with the political party.
The amount Shepperson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 122.12% more than the national average, earning R 527,844 per year and in United States they earn 12.83% less than the national average, earning $37,611 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheperson | 95 | 82 | / |
| Sheppersson | 95 | 3 | / |
| Sheppherson | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sepperson | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sheppersomn | 95 | 1 | / |
| Schepperson | 95 | 1 | / |
| Shepherson | 90 | 12 | / |
| Shipperson | 90 | 2 | / |
| Seperson | 89 | 27 | / |
| Sheppersonova | 87 | 1 | / |
| Sheppersonová | 87 | 1 | / |
| Shepheirson | 86 | 2 | / |
| Seeperson | 84 | 4 | / |
| Shiperson | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chipperson | 80 | 14 | / |
| Shippersom | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shephirson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Zipperson | 74 | 4 | / |
| Seepersan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Jsepersen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Seepersand | 70 | 58 | / |
| Chitperson | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ziperson | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ciperson | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sepehrjun | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sepehrjan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sipershatin | 57 | 1 | / |
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Shepperson 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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shepperson
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