Shipley Surname

15,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Shipley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shepley,' a township in the parish of Kirk Burton, West Riding of Yorkshire (a) Local, 'of Shipley,' a parish in West Riding of Yorks, three miles from Bradford. Both places seem to have been originally spelt Scheplay, so both Shepley and Shipley as surnames are now inextricably mixed.

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Shipley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States27,1781:13,3361,655
England5,1831:10,7501,592
Canada1,2041:30,6033,998
Australia1,0391:25,9823,538
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
Scotland971:55,1944,640
Wales641:48,3524,540
France501:1,328,454133,611
India321:23,970,793327,222
Chile301:587,21614,299
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Trinidad and Tobago241:56,8324,715
Nicaragua231:261,7872,814
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Aruba231:4,499638
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Guyana161:47,6394,360
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Finland131:422,82327,659
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Jersey31:33,0674,675
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Dominica11:75,891912
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malta11:430,2723,380
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6301:9,2681,388
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0781:9,8891,272

Shipley (151) may also be a first name.

Shipley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shepley,' a township in the parish of Kirk Burton, West Riding of Yorkshire (a) Local, 'of Shipley,' a parish in West Riding of Yorks, three miles from Bradford. Both places seem to have been originally spelt Scheplay, so both Shepley and Shipley as surnames are now inextricably mixed.

Katerine de Scheplay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Joanna de Scheplay, 1379: ibid.

Adam de Scheplay, 1379: ibid.

1698. Baptised — Hannah, d. Henry Shepley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1714. Buried — Samuel Shipley: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

(English) belonging to Shipley; or Dweller at the Sheep-Lea [Old English scéap, scip + leáh] A Hampshire charter a.d. 909 has ‘tó scipléage’ (dat. form).

The Yorks Shipley occurs as Scipeleia in Domesday-Book.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Shipley (pasture for sheep), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes, &c., in cos. Sussex, Derby, Northumberland, York, &c. SHIPMAN. A mariner. This word is used in the authorized version of the Bible.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Derbyshire, Salop, Yorkshire.

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

Shipley Last Name Facts

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

Shipley (Hindi: शिप्ले) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shipley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shipley is the 15,726th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 205,718 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Shipley live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 749,223rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 151 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 27,178 people, or 1 in 13,336. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Tennessee, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Shipley exists in 59 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Shipley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shipley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shipley last name expanded 535 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 485 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shipley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shipley surname are 19.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Shipley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning R 239,436 per year; in United States they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning $42,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.05% more than the national average, earning $51,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shippley93297/
Schipley936/
Shipleyt934/
Shitpley934/
Shipleys932/
Sheipley930/
Shiepley930/
Shaipley930/
Shiple92362/
Sipley92254/
Shiply9228/
Shipleyii881/
D'Shipley881/
Shepley863,406/
Chipley86870/
Shiplet86508/
Shipler86346/
Sippley86155/
Shiplee86132/
Shiplay866/
Shipply864/
Schiple864/
Shipple862/
Shiplue862/
Shiples862/
Shupley861/
Sihpley861/
Shipliy861/
Shiploy861/
Siepley861/
Sipfley860/
Shaiply860/
Siphley860/
Schiply860/
Siple831,476/
Siply8343/
Shiplett80694/
Schipler8048/
Sheppley8023/
Schepley8011/
Schupley809/
Chippley806/
Sheipler802/
Shipelly801/
Shippler801/
Shipplet801/
Shephley800/
Schipple800/
Shipless800/
Shepfley800/
Sheapley800/
Sipple773,246/
Seiple771,281/
Sipler77240/
Sciple77238/
Chiple77166/
Siples77145/
Sipele77124/
Sipply7781/
Sipfle7776/
Supley7771/
Siplet7763/
Shipla7733/
Sheply7730/
Sieple7723/
Zipley7722/
Shipli7713/
Siplay7713/
Cipley7711/
Shuple7710/
Siplie779/
Sheple776/
Sieply775/
Siplee772/
Sipliy771/
Saiple771/
Sipluy771/
Siploy771/
Sepley770/
Chiply770/
Shipplett7581/
Schippler7555/
Shipflett754/
Schipfler752/
Shipleass750/
Shepler712,579/
Siepler71108/
Sheplee7169/
Shepple7158/
Sipelly7148/
Seipler7141/
Sipples7140/
Chipple7123/
Scheple7116/
Chepley7114/
Sciples7114/
Seipple7114/
Saypley7112/
Chiples7111/
Sippely7110/
Sieplie7110/
Saipele719/
Sippler716/
Sheplay715/
Sipplie714/
Siphele714/
Chipler713/
Sithple712/
Shiplit712/
Siplaya712/
Sipehle712/
Soiploy712/
Sipless711/
Chhiple711/
Sipelle711/
Sipliya711/
Shuplee711/
Sheeple711/
Sheeply711/
Shiplat711/
Shiplui711/
Sisplay711/
Sipelea711/
Sitpler711/
Chiplet711/
Siployi711/
Seiples710/
Suppley710/
Shypler710/
Scheippele710/
Seapley710/
Scipler710/
Scipple710/
Shepply710/
Sheplet710/
Shupple710/
Seiplee710/
Sheplie710/
Suple67353/
Schepler67294/
Sipla67170/
Seple67156/
Sipli67150/
Sheppler67104/
Schupple6729/
Ciply6727/
Shipelli6725/
Shipella6717/
Ciple6715/
Schäpler6714/
Chaiplee6714/
Chitplee679/
Shipilli678/
Schepple678/
Seply673/
Chipelle673/
Syple672/
Ziply671/
Sheepler671/
Sheplett671/
Sehepler671/
Seippele671/
Saypeley671/
Syply671/
Siplä671/
Schupply671/
Schepfle671/
Schiepli671/
Chuiploy671/
Chipplee671/
Shepples670/
Ziple670/
Shepleer670/
Schepply670/
Shepfler670/
Sippelle670/

Shipley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shipley in the Hindi language
शिप्लेsiple-

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Shipley Reference & Research

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shipley
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