Shillcock Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shillcock Surname Definition:

The first element has been thought to be that seen in Sheldrake, q.v.

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Shillcock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:242,25219,814
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Shillcock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The first element has been thought to be that seen in Sheldrake, q.v. (the sheldrake and shelduck were sometimes called sheld-fowl); but it is much more likely to be the Dialectal English shill, shrill [Old English scyl, resounding, noisy + cocc, a cock]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Possibly from shrill-coch, or shirl-cock, a provincial name of the throstle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Schilke; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Shillcock Last Name Facts

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

Shillcock occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shillcock.

How Common Is The Last Name Shillcock? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 895,817th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Shillcock live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 242,252. In England Shillcock is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 30 percent live, Warwickshire, where 12 percent live and Leicestershire, where 10 percent live. Not including England Shillcock occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.

Shillcock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shillcock has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Shillcock surname rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 389 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shillcock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shillcock are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Shillcock earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning $42,202 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilcock94262/
Sillcock94161/
Sillcocks8923/
Shellcock8921/
Shailcock891/
Schilcock890/
Silcock884,399/
Scillcocks840/
Silcocks82262/
Shillcox8262/
Shilcook820/
Silkcock820/
Shelcock820/
Scilcock820/
Silcok805/
Schilcack780/
Sillcox7528/
Shilcox751/
Silcodk751/
Sylcock750/
Selcock750/
Silcooks711/
Shilchuk711/
Chillcak710/
Shelcook710/
Silcox675,163/
Selcok671/
Sellcacks670/
Silcak670/

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