Shropshire Surname

77,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Shropshire Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from Shropshire, an inland county bordering Wales. Holders of the surname will be descendants of someone who lived in the county. The original (pre-Norman) name for the country was Scrobbesbyrigscir, named for its seat, Scrobbesbyri, now Shrewsbury.

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Shropshire Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8101:62,3857,311
England2711:205,60217,801
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Guam11:160,1214,893
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Belize11:355,4743,977
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7521:66,7807,252

Shropshire Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from Shropshire, an inland county bordering Wales. Holders of the surname will be descendants of someone who lived in the county. The original (pre-Norman) name for the country was Scrobbesbyrigscir, named for its seat, Scrobbesbyri, now Shrewsbury. After the Norman invasion it became Salopshire, and later Shropshire. The etymology is thought to be from the personal name, 'Scrob,', the Anglo-Saxon 'burh,' meaning fortified place and 'scir,' meaning district. Thus, as a surname, it means: 'Descendant of one who hailed from the district of Scrob's fort.' It appears county surnames, such as Shropshire and Devonshire, are assumed when someone left the county. However, there were a considerable number of Shropshires in Shropshire in 1881. They are found exclusively in the north-east of the county, with the majority of holders being in neighboring north-west Staffordshire. So the family likely moved to Staffordshire and back to Shropshire. Records from the last few hundred years have people using Shropshire as an alias, e.g. 'Thomas Holdran alias Shropshire' in Lancashire Qaurter Sessions, 1686.

  • 1166. Alani de Salopescira: Liber Bubeus de Scaccario
  • 1214: Robertus de Salopesberia: Flores Historiarvm Per Matthaevm Westmonasteriensem
  • c. 1325. John de Shropshire of Ireland: Parliamentary Petition 7201
  • 1327. Rob de Shrobshire, of Wormhull: Lay Subsudy for Derbyshire, 1327-8
  • 1347. Radulphus de Salopia: Notitia Monastica
  • 1387. John Shropshire, archer: Muster roll database
  • 1553. John Shurpsher, married: Elm, Cambridgeshire
  • 1581. Maude Shropsher, buried: Laycock, Wiltshire
  • 1599. Christofer Shropshere and Agnes Michell, married: Romsey, Hampshire
  • 1654. Samuell Shropsheire, buried: Liddiard-Treegooze, Wiltshire
  • 1665. Samuel Shrapshere and Anne Brown, married: St Gregory, London
  • 1691. Walter Sropsheir and Mary Broadhead, married: Ss Peter & Paul, Marlborough, Wiltshire
  • 1697. Joseph Shropshear and Sarah Booth, married: St Mary, Marlborough

N.B. The name Salopia may refer to the county, or Shrewsbury, which were both known by the name.

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Shropshire Last Name Facts

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

Shropshire is found most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shropshire.

How Common Is The Last Name Shropshire? popularity and diffusion

It is the 77,937th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,161,547 people. Shropshire is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Shropshire are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 5,810 people, or 1 in 62,385. In The United States Shropshire is most numerous in: Georgia, where 10 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Shropshire occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Shropshire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shropshire has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shropshire surname expanded 773 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 266 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shropshire Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shropshire surname are 19.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.13% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shropshire earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.59% less than the national average, earning $39,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $50,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schropshire9545/
Shrophshire954/
Shrospshire952/
Shropsire952/
Shropshsire951/
Shropshirer951/
Shroopshire951/
Sropshire950/
Shropshier9039/
Shropshira906/
Shrobshire903/
Shrapshire902/
Shropshird901/
Shropscire901/
Shrophsire901/
Schropshir901/
Shropshere900/
Shrepshire900/
Schropshier8613/
Shrophshere861/
Sropshier841/
Shropsher840/
Shropsier840/
Shropshear804/
Shrabshire800/
Schropser741/
Shrobsher740/
Sroppsier740/
Srapsiri671/
Cropser597/
Srabsiri564/
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