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Shillingford Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Shillingford in Warborough (Oxfordshire) Shillingford (Devon) or Shillingford in Bampton (Devon). The placenames may mean ‘ford of the people of a man called Sciella’ from an Old English personal name Sciella + the groupname suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + ford ‘ford’.

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


Similar surnames: Shillington, Wallingford, Langford, Swinford, Dillinger, Hansford

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Where is the Shillingford family from?

You can see how Shillingford families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shillingford family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shillingford families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 117 Shillingford families living in London. This was about 44% of all the recorded Shillingford's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Shillingford families in 1891.
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What did your Shillingford ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Shillingford. 25% of Shillingford men worked as a General Labourer and 77% of Shillingford women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Shillingford were Stage Carpenter and Tailoress. .

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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

  • General Labourer
    25%
  • Motor Driver
    25%
  • Butcher Master
    25%
  • Stage Carpenter
    25%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    77%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    8%
  • Private Means
    8%
  • Tailoress
    3%
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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Shillingford. 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 518 military records available for the last name Shillingford. For the veterans among your Shillingford ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Shillingford lifespan?

Between 1965 and 2004, in the United States, Shillingford life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1990, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Shillingford in 1965 was 83, and 77 in 2004.

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