Shylock Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Shylock Surname Definition:

This rendering, found in American, representative of Shylock may be an imitative corruption of Sherlock (which see); but like Dickens, Shakespeare often took names from real life.

William Sylock, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Shylock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England101:5,571,806158,774
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Shylock (1,317) may also be a first name.

Shylock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This rendering, found in American, representative of Shylock may be an imitative corruption of Sherlock (which see); but like Dickens, Shakespeare often took names from real life.

William Sylock, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

Is apparently a shortened form of the Middle English Schyrlok (Hundred Rolls), i.e. White Hair [Old English scír, bright, white + locc, lock of hair; hair] and prob. has nothing to do with the Middle English Sylock, which represents the Anglo-Saxon Sigelác, ‘Victorious Contest.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shylock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shylock is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shylock? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,871,545th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Shylock are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shylock is also the 216,596th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 1,317 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 60 percent reside, Delta, where 23 percent reside and Niger, where 13 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Shylock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shylock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shylock last name rose 210 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shylock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shylock surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Shylock earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.15% less than the national average, earning $24,962 USD per year.

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