Shackleton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Shackleton Name Meaning: Habitational from a place in the Parish of Halifax. from old English "Scacol" 'tongue of land',cognate with "Skekill" and "tun" 'settlement'.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin,with the first recorded spelling to be that of 'Hugh Schacheliton,dated 1246.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shackleton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shackleton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 254
Wool Comber 80
Power Loom Weaver 46
At Home 35
Power Loom Weaver Worsted 32
Spinner 25
Worsted Spinner 23
Hand Loom Weaver Worsted 22
Hand Loom Weaver 21
Coal Miner 20
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 20
Weaver 19
Dress Maker 17
Labourer 14
Cotton Weaver 14
House Keeper 14
Shoe Maker 11
Annuitant 11
Worsted Weaver 11
Farm Labourer 10
House Servant 10
Joiner 10
Mechanic 10
Mill Hand 10
Servant 9

Shackleton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shackleton 100% 23,632
2 Shackelton 80% 1,248

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