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Shillinglaw Name Meaning

Scottish (Midlothian): habitational name from the lost place Shillinglaw in Traquair (Peeblesshire). The placename means ‘law (hill) where grain is winnowed’ from Scots sheeling ‘shelling husking corn winnowing’. The parallel compound sheeling hill (earlier scheling hill) denotes rising ground where grain was winnowed by the wind therefore a breezy spot. A tower house formerly stood on the site marked on a map of 165

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


Similar surnames: Shillington, Stillings, Billington, Hollinger, Shilling, Willingham

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You can see how Shillinglaw families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shillinglaw family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shillinglaw families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 34 Shillinglaw families living in Northumberland. This was about 30% of all the recorded Shillinglaw's in United Kingdom. Northumberland had the highest population of Shillinglaw families in 1891.
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What did your Shillinglaw ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Shillinglaw. 78% of Shillinglaw women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    78%
  • Domestic Duties Unpaid
    8%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    8%
  • Unpaid Household Duties
    8%
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Passenger Lists

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There are 529 military records available for the last name Shillinglaw. For the veterans among your Shillinglaw ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Shillinglaw life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 1978. The average life expectancy for Shillinglaw in 1958 was 48, and 76 in 2004.

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