Shildrake Surname

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

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shildrake Surname Definition:

Sheldrake, an Old English name for a certain aquatic fowl, but of what species I cannot ascertain.

Shildrake Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304

Shildrake Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sheldrake, an Old English name for a certain aquatic fowl, but of what species I cannot ascertain.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Shildrake Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shildrake has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shildrake? popularity and diffusion

Shildrake is the 4,532,898th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shildrake reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is mostly found in: Norfolk, where 84 percent reside, Essex, where 5 percent reside and Kent, where 5 percent reside.

Shildrake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shildrake has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheldrake892,728/
Shelldrake843/
Sheldraker840/
Sheldrak8219/
Shelldrakes800/
Sheldrack782/
Sheldrike780/
Sheldraki780/
Sheldracks740/
Schildrogt632/

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Footnotes

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