Shillito Surname
Approximately 2,138 people bear this surname
Shillito Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Selito'. This great Yorkshire name completely baffles me. Probably, like Sholto (Northumberland), the suffix is -how (v. How, a), in which case, of course, the name is local. But I cannot identify the spot, and there is no prefix de to the instances.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,271 | 1:43,838 | 5,559 |
| United States | 544 | 1:666,285 | 53,204 |
| Australia | 126 | 1:214,252 | 20,680 |
| Canada | 85 | 1:433,478 | 37,831 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 714 | 1:34,139 | 4,476 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80 | 1:627,734 | 41,746 |
Shillito Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Selito'. This great Yorkshire name completely baffles me. Probably, like Sholto (Northumberland), the suffix is -how (v. How, a), in which case, of course, the name is local. But I cannot identify the spot, and there is no prefix de to the instances. No entry is found in any of the great rolls, like the Testa de Neville, the Hundred Rolls, or the Placita quo Warranto.
Adam Selito (Houghton Grass), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Selito (Houghton Grass), 1379: ibid.
Jurdanus Selito (Whitwood), 1379: ibid.
Johannes Selito (Whitwood), 1379: ibid.
Ricardus Ruscheto, 1379: ibid.
1721. Baptised — John, s. Peter Selleto: St. Mary Aldermary (London).
This name, uniformly occurring in the Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379, as Selito, in 1397-8 as Shelito (‘Notes and Queries,’ 25th Apl. ’14, p.335) undoubtedly presents difficulties, chiefly owing to the lack of earlier forms. It has been suggested that it represents a Norman place-name Siletot; but I cannot trace such a place-name; and, in any case, in the 14th cent. we should expect the retention in the surname of the final -t. As it is “a great Yorkshire name” it is prob. Scandinavian, and the second element may be the Old Norse tá (Swedish taa, pron. almost toe), a path, walk, sheepwalk, cattle-run (rather than for the Old English hó, a hill, promontory), with the first element either Old Norse skíol (sk before i normally palatalized to sh), a shiel, shed, shelter, or Old Norse sel (genit. pl. selia), a shed on a mountain-pasture. The surname now occurs as both Sillito(e and Shillito(e, &c. Guppy, ‘Homes of Family-Names’ (p. 550), says: ‘‘Shropshire contains both these forms, Staffordshire has Sillitoe with Sillito, and the West Riding has Shillitoe.”
The fief of Hugh de Siletot, Normandy, held from Philip Augustus (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 191).
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Shillito Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shillito Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shillito is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shillito.
How Common Is The Last Name Shillito? popularity and diffusion
Shillito is the 196,117th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,408,581 people. Shillito occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Shillito reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.
Shillito is most widely held in England, where it is held by 1,271 people, or 1 in 43,838. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 20 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 13 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Shillito Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shillito has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 680 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 286 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shillito Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shillito surname are 28.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.21% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shillito earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 334.08% more than the national average, earning R 1,031,540 per year; in United States they earn 13.79% more than the national average, earning $49,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.47% less than the national average, earning $45,971 CAD per year.
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