Sheep Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sheep Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sheep family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 1
Lab 1
Farmer 1

Sheep Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ship 60% 4,036
2 Shape 40% 562
3 Shop 60% 350
4 Sheap 80% 234
5 Sheep 100% 192
6 Shap 60% 142
7 Shope 40% 114

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The surname Sheep is the 5th most popular variant of Ship.

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