Shildrick Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shildrick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sheldrake,' a kind of drake. Middle English scheldrak; v. Shadrack for a modification.

Adam Sceyldrake, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Sheldrake. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.

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Shildrick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:723,61140,488
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Shildrick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sheldrake,' a kind of drake. Middle English scheldrak; v. Shadrack for a modification.

Adam Sceyldrake, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Sheldrake. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.

1662. Adam Sheldrake and Mary Pittman: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1802. Married — William Sheldrick and Bite. Coates: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Sheldrake, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A sea-fowl, nearly resembling a duck. Gloss, of Heraldry. The family bear three in their arms. H.R. Le Sceldrake, Sceyldrake.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Shildrick Last Name Facts

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

Shildrick occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shildrick? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. Shildrick is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Shildrick live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 723,611. In England Shildrick is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 71 percent are found, Berkshire, where 9 percent are found and Durham, where 5 percent are found. Beside England Shildrick exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Shildrick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shildrick has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Shildrick last name grew 241 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shieldrick951/
Sheldrick893,165/
Siteldrick841/
Shelldrick840/
Sheldrik821/
Sheldric821/
Suldrick821/
Schildreckt800/
Sheldreck7815/
Sceldrick781/
Sheldrisk781/
Sheldrike780/
Scheldreck740/
Childregs560/

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