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Shufflebotham Family History

Shufflebotham Surname Meaning

From Shipperbottom in Bury (Lancs), which is recorded as Shippalbothum in 1489 and has been subject to many alterations through the influence of other words.

The place-name derives from Old English scēap ‘sheep’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’ + *boðm ‘valley bottom’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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Where is the Shufflebotham family from?

You can see how Shufflebotham families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shufflebotham family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Shufflebotham families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 322 Shufflebotham families living in Staffordshire. This was about 58% of all the recorded Shufflebotham's in United Kingdom. Staffordshire had the highest population of Shufflebotham families in 1891.
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What did your Shufflebotham ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Colliery Hewer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Shufflebotham. 14% of Shufflebotham men worked as a Colliery Hewer and 73% of Shufflebotham women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Shufflebotham were Incapacitated and Unpaid Domestic Dutie.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Colliery Hewer
    14%
  • General Labourer
    12%
  • Farm Labourer
    10%
  • Incapacitated
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    73%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dutie
    3%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 420 immigration records available for the last name Shufflebotham. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 701 military records available for the last name Shufflebotham. For the veterans among your Shufflebotham ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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