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 borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sheppey.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheppey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,108,016th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The surname Sheppey occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Sheppey are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 364,170. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 19 percent live, West Midlands, where 9 percent live and West Sussex, where 8 percent live. Barring England Sheppey exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 13 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 8 percent live.

Sheppey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sheppey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 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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