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Shillington Surname Meaning

English (Lancashire): habitational name from Shilvington in Morpeth (Northumberland). The placename probably means something like ‘the farmstead of the people who live at the ledge’ from Old English scelf ‘rock ledge shelf’ + the groupname suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + tūn ‘farmstead estate’.

Perhaps a habitational name from Shitlington (Yorkshire) from an Old English personal name Scyt(t)el + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead estate’.

Possibly a habitational name from Shillington (Bedfordshire). The placename means ‘the hill of the people of a man called Scyt(t)el’ from an Old English personal name Scyt(t)el + the groupname suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + dūn ‘hill’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Shillington families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shillington family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shillington families were found in United Kingdom in 1891, and Canada in 1911. In 1891 there were 15 Shillington families living in Lancashire. This was about 20% of all the recorded Shillington's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Shillington families in 1891.
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What did your Shillington ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Shillington. 89% of Shillington women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    89%
  • Private Means
    12%

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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Shillington life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Shillington in 1962 was 48, and 86 in 2004.

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