Shifflett Family History
Shifflett Name Meaning
Altered form of French Chifflet: nickname for someone given to scoffing or mocking from a diminutive of Old French chifle ‘whistle; mockery’. The surname was reportedly brought to North America via England. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022