Shepton Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Shepton Surname Definition:

(Eng) belonging to Shepton = the Sheep-Enclosure [Old English sceáp + tún] Shepton-Mallet, Soms., was so spelt a.d. 1317-18; Shepton-Montague, Soms., was Shepton Montagu a.d. 1314-15.

Cp. Shipton.

Shepton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:669,22723,443
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Shepton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Eng) belonging to Shepton = the Sheep-Enclosure [Old English sceáp + tún] Shepton-Mallet, Soms., was so spelt a.d. 1317-18; Shepton-Montague, Soms., was Shepton Montagu a.d. 1314-15.

Cp. Shipton.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shepton Last Name Facts

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

Shepton occurs in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shepton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Shepton is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Shepton are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Shepton is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 669,227. In Scotland Shepton is most frequent in: Argyll and Bute, where 50 percent reside and Highland, where 50 percent reside. Other than Scotland Shepton is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Shepton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shepton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shepton surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shepton Last Name Statistics demography

Shepton earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheptone931/
Septon92607/
Shipton864,031/
Sephton862,520/
Sheptun861,384/
Shapton86243/
Shypton863/
Chepton862/
Septoin861/
Septhon861/
Shopton860/
Septoing809/
Cheptong801/
Cheapton800/
Schipton800/
Septan77308/
Sebton7736/
Sapton777/
Sipton772/
Sevton771/
Shepttand751/
Sopthon711,813/
Sheptunova71697/
Szeptun7162/
Septang7124/
Cheptan7115/
Shaptan7112/
Sapthon719/
Shoptan716/
Septant716/
Shevtun715/
Suipton715/
Shiptun712/
Saptoun712/
Septhan711/
Septank711/
Scipton711/
Sippton711/
Sephtonová711/
Siptone711/
Shypetun674/
Cheptang673/
Chetptom671/
Cheptane671/
Sipthong671/
Schiptan671/

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