Shipwash Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

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

Shipwash Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the sheepwash.' There is a spot called Sheepwash near Waterhead, Oldham, Lancashire Probably many small localities would obtain this name, being favourite places for sheep-washing.

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Shipwash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4741:764,68159,530
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Shipwash Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the sheepwash.' There is a spot called Sheepwash near Waterhead, Oldham, Lancashire Probably many small localities would obtain this name, being favourite places for sheep-washing. Any one living beside such a running pool would readily be termed 'Robert at the sheepwash.'

1657. Baptised — Joseph, s. Adrey Sheepwash: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

John Shipwash, 1725: Reg. Canterbury Cath.

1800. Married — Robert Shipwash and Mary Barlow: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A corruption of "Sheepwash"-a place where sheep are cleansed preparatory to shearing.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of sheepwash, the place where sheep are cleansed before shearing. compare the names Shipton and Shipway.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Sheepwash; a location name in Devon.

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

Shipwash Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shipwash is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shipwash? popularity and diffusion

It is the 636,210th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. The surname Shipwash occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Shipwash reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Shipwash is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 474 people, or 1 in 764,681. In The United States Shipwash is most common in: North Carolina, where 32 percent reside, Tennessee, where 18 percent reside and Texas, where 17 percent reside. Beside The United States Shipwash occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

Shipwash Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shipwash has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shipwash surname grew 1,823 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shipwash Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shipwash surname are 18.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.94% registered to vote for the party.

Shipwash earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.31% less than the national average, earning $35,678 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiepwash942/
Shipways882/
Shipuash881/
Shepwash880/
Sheepwash82239/
Chipwashe822/
Shipwatch821/
Shipway801,637/
Chipwa71119/
Saipwa7126/
Shepwa7116/
Shibwa7111/
Sibwas711/
Chibwashe711/
Chipway673/
Shepway671/
Saipuah671/
Saipway671/
Shaibwa671/
Chippwa671/

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