Shipway Surname

243,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Shipway Surname Definition:

Ballivus (the bailiff) de Shipweye, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Shipway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7231:77,0658,692
Australia4551:59,3317,200
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Canada1161:317,63429,153
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland111:486,71119,179
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5401:45,1405,624
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Shipway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shepway,' one of the lathes, or great divisions of the county of Kent (Lower). This is confirmed by the following entry:

Ballivus (the bailiff) de Shipweye, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(2) Local, 'at the sheep-way,' from residence along the track trod by the sheep; compare Greenway, Hathway, Otway, &c.

Richard Shippway, Cheshire, 1603: Register of the University of Oxford.

1608-0. Christopher Shipway and Margaret Drake: Marriage Lic (Westminster).

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

= Shepway, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably from Shepway, one of the lathes, or great divisions, of the county of Kent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Shipway is a name that occurred in the 17th century in Beverstone, and in the 18th century in Charfield (Bigl.). Shipweye was a Kentish name in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Shipway Last Name Facts

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

Shipway (Hindi: शिपवे) is most common in England. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shipway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 243,551st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,451,769 people. The last name Shipway is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Shipway live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Shipway is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 723 people, or 1 in 77,065. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Somerset, where 11 percent live, West Midlands, where 11 percent live and City of Bristol, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Shipway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shipway has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Shipway surname grew 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shipway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shipway last name are 16.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.53% being registered with the party.

The amount Shipway earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.01% more than the national average, earning R 282,804 per year; in United States they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $44,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $53,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shipways932/
Shimpwayi885/
Chipway863/
Saipway861/
Shepway861/
Shipwash80479/
Shipweya80223/
Chipwaya80165/
Sheepway8054/
Shibwaya801/
Shipwaji801/
Chipwaye801/
Chipwa77119/
Shipwe7766/
Sipewa7746/
Saipwa7726/
Shepwa7716/
Shibwa7711/
Sivway771/
Shupwa771/
Shipwatch751/
Shaibwa711/
Sippewa711/
Chippwa711/
Chibwaya67266/
Sepwa6767/
Chibwayi6761/
Chibwaye6724/
Sipua6724/
Zipwa6710/
Supwa674/
Sibwa674/
Shipwith672/
Shipuash671/
Sipwi671/
Sipwe671/
Shepwash670/

Shipway Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shipway in the Hindi language
शिपवेsipave-

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