Sheppley Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sheppley Surname Definition:

(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.

Sheppley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Sheppley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Sheppley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheppley is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheppley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Sheppley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sheppley live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States Sheppley is most frequent in: Washington, where 35 percent live, California, where 22 percent live and Iowa, where 17 percent live.

Sheppley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sheppley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sheppley surname rose 128 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheppley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sheppley surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Sheppley earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shepley933,406/
Shepple9358/
Shepply930/
Shippley88297/
Shappley88241/
Sheppler88104/
Schepley8811/
Schepple888/
Shepples880/
Shephley880/
Shepfley880/
Sheipley880/
Schepply880/
Sheapley880/
Shiepley880/
Sepple8658/
Sheply8630/
Sheple866/
Sepley860/
Schoepple8216/
Shceppler823/
Sheppelle820/
Scheapple820/
Shipley8035,425/
Shepler802,579/
Shapley801,556/
Sippley80155/
Sheplee8069/
Seppler8056/
Sepples8031/
Shapple8018/
Scheple8016/
Chepley8014/
Seipple8014/
Sheplay805/
Shopley804/
Shipply804/
Shopple804/
Shipple802/
Sihpley801/
Sheeple801/
Sheeply801/
Siepley801/
Seepple800/
Seapley800/
Saepple800/
Sheplet800/
Sheplie800/
Scheppelle781/
Scheippele780/
Seple77156/
Seply773/
Schepler75294/
Schapley7576/
Chippley756/
Schipley756/
Shipleyt754/
Shitpley754/
Shipleys752/
Sheipler752/
Schöpple752/
Schapple751/
Sheepler751/
Shippler751/
Shipplet751/
Sheplett751/
Sehepler751/
Seippele751/
Schepfle751/
Schipple750/
Schopley750/
Schoeple750/
Shepleer750/
Shepfler750/
Seepples750/
Shaipley750/
Sheppillaya741/
Sipple713,246/
Seiple711,281/
Shiple71362/
Sipley71254/
Schöppler71229/
Sepler7183/
Shipplett7181/
Sipply7181/
Schoepfle7162/
Schippler7155/
Sapple7143/
Shappelle7133/
Shiply7128/
Cheple7126/
Schepelle7124/
Sieple7123/
Seppla7114/
Seeple7113/
Shoppelle7111/
Sepleu718/
Sieply715/
Sapley714/
Seplay713/
Shaple713/
Sepleh713/
Cheppelle712/
Seplie712/
Schäppler712/
Shople711/
Shipleyii711/
Seaple711/
D'Shipley711/
Shaply711/
Seplea711/
Shepli711/
Seples710/
Schoeppla710/
Cepley710/
Shepla710/
Zepple710/
Sopple710/
Seeply710/
Sepfle710/
Seuple710/
Sopley710/
Chipley67870/
Shiplet67508/
Shipler67346/
Shiplee67132/
Siepler67108/
Cheplya67103/
Szepler6784/
Seipler6741/
Sipples6740/
Schappelle6738/
Seplowe6729/
Seapele6727/
Chipple6723/
Sypplie6722/
Chepler6714/
Saypley6712/
Seplehe6712/
Cheppla6710/
Sippely6710/
Sieplie6710/
Seeploy678/
Shetpli677/
Sippler676/
Shiplay676/
Cheppli675/
Saplley675/
Schepli675/
Seeplee675/
Ceppler674/
Schiple674/
Sipplie674/
Siphele674/
Sithple672/
Shiplue672/
Sapplya672/
Cheplay672/
Seupleu672/
Shiples672/
Seepele672/
Schaple671/
Shaplay671/
Shipliy671/
Shiploy671/
Sepelly671/
Seepely671/
Sapplee671/
Seeplay671/
Shaplea671/
Cheples671/
Sheplat671/
Sedploy671/
Saeplay671/
Sipfley670/
Seiples670/
Schoply670/
Shypler670/
Seapler670/
Seyples670/
Shaiply670/
Siphley670/
Scipple670/
Schiply670/
Seiplee670/

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