Shaker Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Durham 3
Essex 2
Hampshire 6
Hunts and Rutland 0
London 8
Northumberland 2
Shropshire 4
Staffordshire 2
Warwickshire 3
Yorkshire 12
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Gloucestershire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
Middlesex 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0

Shaker Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shaker family

Profession Census Frequency
Farmer 5
Nail Maker 2
Independent 1
Upholder 1
Bookseller 1
Dress Maker 1
Tailor 1
Female Servant 1
Pearl Cab Maker 1
Shoe Maker 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Shaker

Name Census Frequency
Mary Shaker 33
John Shaker 31
William Shaker 26
Thomas Shaker 18
Elizabeth Shaker 15
George Shaker 14
Henry Shaker 13
Sarah Shaker 13
Ann Shaker 10
James Shaker 10
Jane Shaker 9
Richard Shaker 9
Robert Shaker 9
Margaret Shaker 8
Edward Shaker 7
Emma Shaker 7
Charles Shaker 6
Eliza Shaker 6
Agnes Shaker 5
Annie Shaker 5
Joseph Shaker 5
Samuel Shaker 5
Alice Shaker 4
Edith Shaker 4
Ellen Shaker 4

Shaker Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shuker 83% 3,889
2 Shaker 100% 430
3 Sheaker 86% 201

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The surname Shaker is the 2nd most popular variant of Shuker.

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