Shingleton Surname

160,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shingleton Surname Definition:

(English) a palatal form of Singleton, q.v.

Shingleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1431:169,13617,119
England3801:146,62614,112
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
France121:5,535,227269,324
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:141,71712,742
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3071:163,57914,871

Shingleton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a palatal form of Singleton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shingleton Last Name Facts

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

Shingleton is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shingleton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shingleton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 160,968th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,692,112 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Shingleton live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2,143 people, or 1 in 169,136. In The United States Shingleton is mostly found in: West Virginia, where 19 percent reside, North Carolina, where 12 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and New Zealand, where 3 percent reside.

Shingleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shingleton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shingleton surname expanded 698 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shingleton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shingleton last name are 3.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.76% registered with the party.

The amount Shingleton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning $41,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning $48,820 CAD per year.

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Shingleton Reference & Research

Singleton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Singleton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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