Shildon Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shildon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shildon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Shildon (26) may also be a first name.

Shildon Last Name Facts

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

Shildon is found most in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shildon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shildon live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Shildon is primarily concentrated in: Hertfordshire, where 100 percent live. Outside of England this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Shildon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shildon has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Shildon surname declined 98 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shieldon9316/
Shildong931/
Sheildon930/
Sildon9262/
Shielddon881/
Sheldon8641,731/
Childon864/
Sehldon862/
Shildan861/
Schildan8082/
Sheldone8080/
Scheldon8012/
Chilldon808/
Shelldon806/
Choildon801/
Shueldon801/
Sheldonn801/
Scildone801/
Seldon774,137/
Sildan7760/
Suldon7728/
Sildom7718/
Söldon772/
Zildon771/
Syldon771/
Schioldan75138/
Schoildan755/
Shelldone751/
Sheldan71989/
Childan7160/
Shuldan7141/
Schioldann7138/
Cheldon7123/
Sheldom718/
Selldon712/
Sealdon711/
Sheldonová711/
Sayldon711/
Shyldonova711/
Sheldun710/
Childane6713/
Chealdon671/
Cheldonn671/
Cheeldon671/
Shuldaan671/
Sheldaan671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shildon
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