Shillingford Surname

144,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominica
Highest density in:
Dominica

Shillingford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shillingford,' parishes in Berkshire and Devon. Probably originally Killingford; v. Killingsworth, where such variants as Chillingworth and Shillingsworth are mentioned.

1663.

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Shillingford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominica9421:8110
United States7781:465,88639,683
England7541:73,8978,406
Canada2521:146,21314,975
Australia731:369,80430,692
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
France471:1,413,249138,595
Trinidad and Tobago241:56,8324,715
Antigua and Barbuda231:4,312570
United States Virgin Islands171:6,493987
Bermuda151:4,352690
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Wales71:442,07621,198
British Virgin Islands61:5,266561
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Anguilla11:13,436792
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2261:107,85610,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Shillingford (50) may also be a first name.

Shillingford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shillingford,' parishes in Berkshire and Devon. Probably originally Killingford; v. Killingsworth, where such variants as Chillingworth and Shillingsworth are mentioned.

1663. Charles Shillingford, alias Izard, and Mary Pryor: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1753. Married — George Smedley and Elizabeth Shillingsworth.

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

(English) belonging to Shillingford (Berks, Devon, Oxf.) [The Berks place seems to be the Anglo-Saxon Scaringaford (A.D. 931), i.e. the ‘Ford of the Scar- Family’ (cp. Old English sc(e)ar, a shear or ploughshare); but the Devon place (a.d. 1314-15 Schilling- ford) and the Oxf. hamlet prob. denote fords where a charge was made (cp. Guildford) and therefore contain the Old English scilling, shilling, a monetary unit]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in Devonshire and Berkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

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

Shillingford Last Name Facts

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

Shillingford is most common in Dominica. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shillingford? popularity and diffusion

Shillingford is the 144,371st most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,367,624 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Shillingford are found; 35 percent are found in Caribbean and 34 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. Shillingford is also the 1,412,538th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 50 people.

The last name Shillingford is most frequently used in Dominica, where it is held by 942 people, or 1 in 81. In Dominica Shillingford is mostly concentrated in: Saint George Parish, where 34 percent are found, Saint Joseph Parish, where 25 percent are found and Saint Paul Parish, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Dominica Shillingford occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and England, where 24 percent are found.

Shillingford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shillingford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shillingford last name expanded 1,037 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 334 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shillingford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shillingford last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shillingford earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.6% more than the national average, earning $48,586 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $47,098 CAD per year.

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