Shuttleworth Surname

50,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shuttleworth Surname Definition:

Local 'of Shuttleworth,' a township in the parish of Bury, Lancashire, (a) Local. The Shuttleworths of Shuttleworth Hall, in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire, were in residence there as early as 3 Edward III (1339), when Henry de Shuttleworth died seised of it and eight oxgangs (Baines' Lancashire.

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Shuttleworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,7921:11,6271,709
United States2,1651:167,41816,979
Australia9711:27,8023,781
Canada8741:42,1575,242
South Africa6261:86,54610,647
New Zealand2061:21,9823,854
Scotland1941:27,5972,936
Wales971:31,9023,216
Jamaica521:55,1913,077
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France51:13,284,544357,392
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,5341:6,8971,067
Wales201:78,4213,652
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3631:138,34313,078

Shuttleworth (15) may also be a first name.

Shuttleworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local 'of Shuttleworth,' a township in the parish of Bury, Lancashire, (a) Local. The Shuttleworths of Shuttleworth Hall, in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire, were in residence there as early as 3 Edward III (1339), when Henry de Shuttleworth died seised of it and eight oxgangs (Baines' Lancashire. ii. 60).

Thomas Schytylworth, Yorkshire, 1477.: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

Richard de Shuttleworth, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1605. Utred Shuttleworthe, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1619. Richard Shuttleworth, of Bedford, Lancashire: Wills at Chester.

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

This surname, recorded in Dumfriesshire, is most probably of recent introduction from England. It is of local origin from Shuttleworth in the parish of Bury, Lancashire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Shuttleworth (Lancs), 14th cent. Shutelesworth, 13th cent. Shyotlesworth = Scytel’s Estate [the pers. name is from the Old English scytel, m., a dart, missile (English shuttle) Old English worþ, estate, farm, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Shuttleworth (enclosure made of bars), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Yorkshire in the Domesday Book, Scitelesuuorde.

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

Shuttleworth is the name of a Lancashire village. Shuttleworth Hall, in the parish of Whalley, was the original seat of the family of the name before their removal, in the reign of Richard II., to Gawthorpe, where they still resided in the 17th century; fifty years ago the early seat of the family was occupied as a farmhouse; the Shuttleworths of Hacking, who flourished from the 13th to the 16th century, were a branch of this family (B. and W. W.). In 1588 Serjant Shuttleworth contributed £25 to the Armada Fund (Sp.). The Shuttleworths represented Preston in Parliament at different times during the 17th and 18th centuries (H.). The name is also established in the Leeds district of the West Riding. There is also a Derbyshire village thus called.

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

Shuttleworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shuttleworth is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shuttleworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,632nd most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 719,331 people. Shuttleworth occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Shuttleworth are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles. Shuttleworth is also the 2,900,335th most common first name in the world, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 4,792 people, or 1 in 11,627. In England Shuttleworth is mostly concentrated in: Lancashire, where 16 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Aside from England this surname exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Shuttleworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shuttleworth has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Shuttleworth surname expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 596 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 3,233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 485 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shuttleworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shuttleworth surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shuttleworth surname are 8.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Shuttleworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.44% more than the national average, earning R 381,276 per year; in United States they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $43,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.09% less than the national average, earning $49,640 CAD per year.

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