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.
Discover how your Shackleton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 30 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 41 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 14 |
| Devon | 7 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 46 |
| Essex | 23 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 |
| Hampshire | 29 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 16 |
| Lancashire | 1,057 |
| Leicestershire | 24 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 |
| London | 127 |
| Middlesex | 28 |
| Northumberland | 19 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 14 |
| Surrey | 27 |
| Sussex | 5 |
| Staffordshire | 16 |
| Warwickshire | 7 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 2,511 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 6 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 336 |
| Cotton Weaver | 132 |
| Weaver | 60 |
| At School | 26 |
| Private Means | 26 |
| Housekeeper | 21 |
| At Home | 20 |
| Worsted Spinner | 20 |
| Joiner | 16 |
| Farmer | 16 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| Weaver Cotton | 15 |
| Dressmaker | 14 |
| Carter | 14 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 14 |
| Cotton Winder | 14 |
| Assisting In The Business | 13 |
| General Labourer | 13 |
| House Painter | 13 |
| Labourer | 13 |
| Spinner | 12 |
| Cloth Weaver | 12 |
| None | 12 |
| Farm Labourer | 11 |
| Butcher | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Shackleton | 1,758 |
| John Shackleton | 1,666 |
| William Shackleton | 1,361 |
| Sarah Shackleton | 1,155 |
| Elizabeth Shackleton | 902 |
| James Shackleton | 839 |
| Thomas Shackleton | 714 |
| Joseph Shackleton | 632 |
| Ann Shackleton | 501 |
| Hannah Shackleton | 412 |
| Jane Shackleton | 412 |
| George Shackleton | 403 |
| Martha Shackleton | 364 |
| Annie Shackleton | 349 |
| Alice Shackleton | 346 |
| Margaret Shackleton | 287 |
| Ellen Shackleton | 280 |
| Emma Shackleton | 279 |
| Henry Shackleton | 269 |
| Arthur Shackleton | 259 |
| Robert Shackleton | 259 |
| Charles Shackleton | 201 |
| Samuel Shackleton | 188 |
| Edith Shackleton | 184 |
| Richard Shackleton | 183 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shackleton | 100% | 23,632 |
| 2 | Shackelton | 80% | 1,248 |
The surname Shackleton is the most popular version of all its varients