Shrimpton Surname

131,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shrimpton Surname Definition:

(English). Little seems to be known of the surname (fairly common in Oxfordshire) beyond the apparent fact that “from the reign of James I. to that of George III. sixteen mayors of Wycombe [Bucks] bore this name.” It may denote ‘the Farm or Estate of Shrimp,’ a nickname [Middle English shrimp, a shrimp; from Old English scrimman, ‘to be drawn up or bent (of limbs ’]; but not imposs.

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Shrimpton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0421:27,2863,718
Australia3951:68,3448,129
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
New Zealand2391:18,9473,331
Canada2041:180,61617,977
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Scotland361:148,7178,826
France341:1,953,609166,012
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Wales211:147,35910,403
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2661:19,2542,769
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Shrimpton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English). Little seems to be known of the surname (fairly common in Oxfordshire) beyond the apparent fact that “from the reign of James I. to that of George III. sixteen mayors of Wycombe [Bucks] bore this name.” It may denote ‘the Farm or Estate of Shrimp,’ a nickname [Middle English shrimp, a shrimp; from Old English scrimman, ‘to be drawn up or bent (of limbs ’]; but not imposs. a corrupt (metathesized) form of a name like Shervinton.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shrimpton was a well - known name in Wycombe, Bucks. From the reign of James I. to that of George III. sixteen mayors of Wycombe bore this name; six of these during the early portion of last century were called Ferdinando (Langley's "Desborough Hundred.").

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

Shrimpton Last Name Facts

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

Shrimpton (Russian: Шримптон) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shrimpton? popularity and diffusion

Shrimpton is the 131,275th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,116,012 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Shrimpton live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 2,042 people, or 1 in 27,286. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Essex, where 7 percent reside and West Midlands, where 6 percent reside. Aside from England Shrimpton is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Shrimpton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shrimpton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shrimpton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shrimpton last name are 25.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shrimpton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 157.9% more than the national average, earning R 612,864 per year; in United States they earn 19.47% more than the national average, earning $51,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $52,061 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schrimpton9536/
Shrmpton940/
Shirmpton891/
Shrumpton890/
Shrimptonová861/
Crimpton823/
Crmpton751/
Crympton711/
Crempton710/

Shrimpton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shrimpton in the Russian language
Шримптонsrimpton-

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