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 617
Cotton Weaver 127
Worsted Weaver 103
Worsted Spinner 60
Stone Mason 28
House Keeper 23
Joiner 16
Woollen Weaver 16
Dress Maker 15
Cotton Winder 12
Cotton Warp Dresser 12
Cotton Operative 11
Grocer 11
Annuitant 11
Coal Miner 9
Farmers Wife 9
General Labourer 9
Tailor 8
Cotton Spinner 8
Farmers Son 8
Spinner Worsted 8
Worsted Twister 8
Hair Dresser 7
Domestic Servant 7
Stuff Weaver 7

Shackleton Surname Variants Ranking

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

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