Shift Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shift Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shift family

Profession Census Frequency
Housemaid (domestic) 1
Domestic (cook) 1

Shift Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shafto 67% 436
2 Shaftoe 57% 348
3 Shaft 80% 186
4 Shift 100% 123

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The surname Shift is the 4th most popular variant of Shafto.

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