Sheppey Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Sheppey Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Sheppey (Kent), the Anglo-Saxon Sceáp-íg= Sheep-Isle

Sheppey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:364,17025,923
Jamaica281:102,4984,206
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Sheppey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Sheppey (Kent), the Anglo-Saxon Sceáp-íg= Sheep-Isle

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. From an island in the county of Kent, so called from the Saxon Sceap—Ea, or Sceap—Ige, that is, the Sheep's Isle, because sheep abundantly multiplied there; called also Ovini, from the Latin ovis, a sheep.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Kent.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sheppey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheppey is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheppey? popularity and diffusion

Sheppey is the 1,108,016th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Sheppey live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 364,170. In England Sheppey is mostly found in: Greater London, where 19 percent reside, West Midlands, where 9 percent reside and West Sussex, where 8 percent reside. Not including England this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 13 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 8 percent reside.

Sheppey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sheppey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sheppey last name rose 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheppey Last Name Statistics demography

Sheppey earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 25.41% less than the national average, earning $37,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoeppey931/
Seppey92666/
Sheppy92243/
Sheppe92200/
Shepey922/
Schoeppey8858/
Shippey862,016/
Scheppe86537/
Shepper8674/
Scheppy8640/
Sheppie8628/
Sheppee8625/
Sheppet8613/
Sheppei865/
Shepped863/
Shappey863/
Shoppey862/
Shoeppy861/
Sheepey860/
Shaeppe860/
Sceppey860/
Shoeppe860/
Shephey860/
Shepe83412/
Seppe83311/
Seppy83114/
Sepey8314/
Shepy835/
Schoeppe80374/
Schieppe8022/
Shepehyi804/
Schoeppy802/
Scheppie801/
Sheppher801/
Sheppedd800/
Schaeppy800/
Scheppet800/
Schaeppe800/
Shippy772,539/
Shepet77459/
Sappey77420/
Shappy77277/
Sepper77251/
Cheppe77129/
Shippe77105/
Sheppa7797/
Seppie7797/
Schepe7788/
Sheipe7779/
Sheepy7776/
Sippey7769/
Shapey7756/
Sheper7749/
Chepey7748/
Shoepe7744/
Sepeyi7737/
Shopey7735/
Shiepe7734/
Shepes7732/
Shappe7727/
Seppet7726/
Seppeh7724/
Sceppe7723/
Shepyt7723/
Shoppy7721/
Seapey7717/
Cheppy7710/
Shipey779/
Shoppe778/
Shaepe777/
Shephe775/
Shepoy775/
Shepea774/
Sepeya774/
Seppes774/
Sheepe773/
Seppae773/
Shepye772/
Sheupe772/
Shepyi772/
Shepoe772/
Shepae771/
Shepie771/
Shepue771/
Setppe771/
Shepeh771/
Sheipy771/
Sepeyo771/
Szeppe771/
Shespy770/
Seeppy770/
Sheape770/
Seippe770/
Sheppi770/
Seppee770/
Scheppeit7528/
Sheypeyou751/
Scheipper750/
Sepe7317,323/
Sepy7312/
Schoppe714,683/
Shippee711,565/
Schöppe711,004/
Shipper71733/
Schoepe71703/
Schappe71313/
Shappee71305/
Schaepe71297/
Scheppa71155/
Shoppee71102/
Scheepe71101/
Schiepe7192/
Shappie7189/
Shepher7177/
Shippie7171/
Schoppy7165/
Shapeyi7162/
Shippei7154/
Scheipe7153/
Sheppit7149/
Schappy7148/
Schöppy7142/
Shepeha7142/
Schepes7141/
Cheyppe7138/
Schippe7130/
Shephed7120/
Schepet7119/
Sheeper7119/
Chippey7114/
Shepfer7112/
Shepett719/
Shippet719/
Seppuya719/
Shepets718/
Shepuya718/
Chepper717/
Cheippe716/
Shopeyi715/
Sheppad714/
Schippy713/
Chepeya713/
Sheaper713/
Shippez712/
Shoppie712/
Shaeppi712/
Shapeya712/
Shepest712/
Schepiy711/
Sheaspy711/
Scieppe711/
Sheipee711/
Shiphey711/
Shippes711/
Shephie711/
Shepiya711/
Seppaya711/
Seppeit711/
Scheppi711/
Cheappy711/
Shapeye711/
Shiepie711/
Shepaya711/
Shopeya711/
Szepper711/
Chepeyi711/
Chephey711/
Shipeye711/
Shopeye711/
Shypper711/
Shoppeâ711/
Shepawe711/
Cheeppe711/
Shappea710/
Sheppas710/
Schepee710/
Shapfey710/
Siepper710/
Sheiper710/
Scepper710/
Shippay710/
Sheipes710/
Shope675,745/
Shipe674,229/
Seepe672,705/
Chepe672,674/
Seppä672,552/
Sappe672,268/
Seppi672,152/
Seper671,755/
Sepet671,656/
Siepe671,589/
Soppe671,533/
Shepa671,437/
Seppa67979/
Shape67880/
Sippy67876/
Schöpper67823/
Sapey67741/
Scheiper67408/
Seupe67388/
Zeppe67383/
Schäpper67379/
Schaeppi67303/
Szepe67298/
Sepoe67262/
Chepy67202/
Seipy67177/
Shopy67156/
Seipe67142/
Sepeh67119/
Seape67103/
Sappy6799/
Schoppee6798/
Sepei6795/
Sepay6794/
Soppy6791/
Shchepet6787/
Scheppat6785/
Ceppe6782/
Sippe6779/
Seapy6767/
Sepoy6766/
Seped6752/
Sepae6749/
Shcheper6739/
Shapy6737/
Schappei6732/
Sepea6732/
Shepi6728/
Sepeu6728/
Sepie6727/
Sepee6722/
Saepe6722/
Sepez6721/
Sseppuya6721/
Seype6718/
Shchepyi6718/
Schepetz6716/
Szepy6716/
Sepyo6713/
Scepe6712/
Hcepe6711/
Shipy6710/
Sespe6710/
Sephy679/
Seppuuya679/
Scheepes678/
Sepes677/
Sepip677/
Soepe676/
Schepets675/
Cheipper674/
Sepyt674/
Sheppaid673/
Schieppi673/
Shephead672/
Shype672/
Zeppy672/
Sopey672/
Sepiy672/
Schepfer672/
Shippett672/
Cheppaya671/
Scheappa671/
Scheeppi671/
Schetper671/
Sheshppa671/
Sedpe671/
Sespy671/
Sheapher671/
Shepheed671/
Sheppatd671/
Sepye671/
Seppã671/
Chepeyet671/
Sepuy671/
Shipheya671/
Schepher671/
Sepge671/
Shchepyt671/
Sheppich670/
Cheppett670/
Schappie670/
Schoeppa670/
Scheipes670/
Shippeer670/
Scheaper670/
Sheppach670/
Sipey670/
Sepue670/
Schesper670/

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