Sheppy Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Sheppy Surname Definition:

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

Sheppy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Canada521:708,56956,910
England511:1,092,51152,584
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Sheppy (25) may also be a first name.

Sheppy 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

Sheppy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheppy is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sheppy.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheppy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sheppy is the 1,035,555th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. Sheppy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Sheppy reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sheppy is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 45 percent reside, Maryland, where 21 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.

Sheppy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sheppy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sheppy surname expanded 424 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheppy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sheppy last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the party.

The amount Sheppy earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.84% more than the national average, earning R 301,428 per year; in United States they earn 0.36% less than the national average, earning $42,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.39% less than the national average, earning $44,523 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheppey92220/
Scheppy9240/
Shoeppy921/
Seppy91114/
Shepy915/
Schoeppy862/
Shoeppey861/
Schaeppy860/
Shippy832,539/
Seppey83666/
Shappy83277/
Sheppe83200/
Sheppa8397/
Sheepy8376/
Shepyt8323/
Shoppy8321/
Cheppy8310/
Shepoy835/
Shepey832/
Shepyi832/
Sheipy831/
Shespy830/
Seeppy830/
Sheppi830/
Schoeppey8058/
Sepy8012/
Shippey772,016/
Scheppe77537/
Shepper7774/
Schoppy7765/
Sheppit7749/
Schappy7748/
Schöppy7742/
Sheppie7728/
Sheppee7725/
Sheppet7713/
Sheppei775/
Schippy773/
Shepped773/
Shappey773/
Shoppey772/
Shaeppi772/
Schepiy771/
Sheaspy771/
Seppaya771/
Scheppi771/
Cheappy771/
Shepaya771/
Sheepey770/
Shaeppe770/
Sceppey770/
Shippay770/
Shoeppe770/
Shephey770/
Seppä732,552/
Seppi732,152/
Shepa731,437/
Seppa73979/
Sippy73876/
Shepe73412/
Seppe73311/
Chepy73202/
Seipy73177/
Shopy73156/
Sappy7399/
Sepay7394/
Soppy7391/
Seapy7367/
Sepoy7366/
Shapy7337/
Shepi7328/
Szepy7316/
Sepey7314/
Sepyo7313/
Shipy7310/
Sephy739/
Sepip737/
Sepyt734/
Zeppy732/
Sepiy732/
Sespy731/
Sepuy731/
Schoeppe71374/
Schaeppi71303/
Schieppe7122/
Shchepyi7118/
Shepehyi714/
Sheppaid713/
Schieppi713/
Scheappa711/
Scheeppi711/
Scheppie711/
Sheppher711/
Shchepyt711/
Sheppich710/
Sheppedd710/
Scheppet710/
Schaeppe710/
Sepaya67462/
Shepet67459/
Sappey67420/
Sieppi67395/
Sepper67251/
Chippy67177/
Sophey67155/
Cheppi67153/
Sappay67148/
Chepys67147/
Cheppe67129/
Chepoy67116/
Shippe67105/
Sceppa67103/
Seppie6797/
Shepit6794/
Shippi6793/
Schepe6788/
Sheipe6779/
Sippey6769/
Shapey6756/
Shopay6754/
Sheper6749/
Chepey6748/
Shoepe6744/
Shepis6740/
Shippa6738/
Shopey6735/
Shiepe6734/
Shepes6732/
Shipay6729/
Scheppeit6728/
Shaphy6728/
Shappe6727/
Chepay6726/
Seppet6726/
Chepyi6726/
Seppeh6724/
Sceppe6723/
Sheypa6722/
Shepai6718/
Seapey6717/
Shappi6717/
Seippa6717/
Chespy6713/
Shephi6710/
Seppio6710/
Shipey679/
Sheapi679/
Shoppe678/
Sippay678/
Shaepe677/
Sepahy677/
Sephey677/
Chepyt677/
Shephe675/
Shoppi674/
Shepea674/
Seppes674/
Sahpyi674/
Sheepa674/
Shapyi674/
Sheepe673/
Jseppi672/
Sheupe672/
Sepych672/
Shepha672/
Szepfy672/
Shapay672/
Sceppi672/
Saepay672/
Seapay671/
Chepip671/
Schopy671/
Shepie671/
Sejpay671/
Seipay671/
Shipyi671/
Sopphy671/
Setppe671/
Shhapy671/
Shepeh671/
Sheipi671/
Sseppi671/
Sahpuy671/
Saphey671/
Seapoy671/
Sephay671/
Sepioy671/
Szeppe671/
Chephy671/
Shophy671/
Shopoy671/
Sahapy671/
Shhepa671/
Shipip671/
Shopyi671/
Sheape670/
Scheipper670/
Shipfy670/
Zeappy670/
Seippe670/
Seppee670/

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