Shipton Surname

114,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Shipton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shipton,' parishes in Salop, Devon, Dorset, &c. Also a chapelry in parish of Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire; also a township in parish of Overton, East Riding of Yorkshire.

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Shipton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6851:33,0674,386
United States1,1361:319,06629,111
Australia5491:49,1726,128
Canada3071:120,01812,640
Wales1161:26,6772,762
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Scotland351:152,9669,000
France101:6,642,272293,169
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1931:20,4322,896
Wales321:49,0132,509
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2781:180,64316,096

Shipton (12) may also be a first name.

Shipton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shipton,' parishes in Salop, Devon, Dorset, &c. Also a chapelry in parish of Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire; also a township in parish of Overton, East Riding of Yorkshire.

Baldwin de Schipton, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon de Shupton, firmaritis, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1590-1. Edward Shipton, London: Register of the University of Oxford.

1753. Married — Mark Hipworth and Anna Shipton: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Shipton, 13th - 14th cent. Shipton, Schipton = the Sheep-Farm [Old English scéap, scíp, sheep + tún, enclosure, farm, etc.] Cp. Shepton and Skipton.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes and places in cos. Salop, York, Oxford, Bucks, Gloucester, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Oxfordshire, Salop, Yorkshire.

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

Shipton Last Name Facts

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

Shipton (Russian: Шиптон) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shipton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 114,656th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,807,875 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Shipton are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. Shipton is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 12 people.

The surname Shipton is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,685 people, or 1 in 33,067. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, Essex, where 7 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 6 percent are found. Not including England Shipton exists in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Shipton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shipton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Shipton surname expanded 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 363 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shipton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shipton last name are 22.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.62% registered with the party.

The amount Shipton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.75% more than the national average, earning R 462,804 per year; in United States they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning $42,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.17% more than the national average, earning $56,225 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schipton930/
Sipton922/
Shepton8619/
Suipton865/
Shypton863/
Shiptun862/
Scipton861/
Sippton861/
Siptone861/
Sheptone801/
Sipthong801/
Schiptan801/
Septon77607/
Zipton7710/
Sibton779/
Siptan777/
Supton776/
Cipton775/
Chipthong75532/
Sephton712,520/
Sheptun711,384/
Supthon71138/
Sipetan7147/
Sipthom7111/
Chepton712/
Shiptunova712/
Septhon711/
Septoin711/
Suptton710/
Suphton710/
Ciptosin6718/
Siptunkh6711/
Septoing679/
Shypetun674/
Suepthon674/
Cheptong671/
Cheapton670/

Shipton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shipton in the Russian language
Шиптонsipton-

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