Shackleton is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 10 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shackleton
No. of characters: 10
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: English name for one who hails from Shackleton, Halifax (Yorkshire, West Riding).

How popular is Shackleton?

Shackleton is common in South Africa.

Shackleton is ranked 57860 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shackletons grew by 19.68215 per cent to 979 since 2000 and ranked 25295 after elevating 2399 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.68 94.74
Black 5.31 2.08
Others 1.74 1.22
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.63 0
Hispanic or Latino 1.12 1.34
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0
Shackleton is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Guernsey is ahead in terms of density. Around 8036 people have been found who wears Shackleton as their family name. Shackleton is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
918,840 India5
720,003 Russia4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
32,086 Mexico3
6,270 Hong Kong3
18,718 Thailand2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
50,640 Switzerland2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
1,834 Malta2
139,444 Brazil2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
18,625 Japan2
13,552 Qatar2
10,683 Cyprus1
17,575 Kuwait1
12,745 Luxembourg1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
21,562 Portugal1
7,292 Vietnam1
49,101 Denmark1
9,498 Iceland1
8,181 Botswana1
11,510 Oman1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
12,953 Finland48
59,636 Spain29
606 Guernsey18
69,202 Netherlands18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,804 Ireland98
Countries with hundreds of Shackleton:
6,368 Canada671
5,321 Australia561
2,046 New Zealand369
50,182 Germany202
3,725 Scotland164
3,094 Wales124
Countries with thousands of Shackleton:
2,377 England3,345
25,570 United States1,198
5,921 South Africa1,096
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Shackleton worked as workwoman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 22 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on David Cannon and arrived on July 18, 1849. 19 years old John Shackleton, Spinster Elizabeth Shackleton, Immigrant Mary Shackleton, Clerk Alexander Shackleton, are other Shackleton that migrated to US.

Shackleton Namesakes

  • Fiona Shackleton, Solicitor
  • Keith Shackleton, Painter
  • Sir Ernest Shackleton, Explorer
  • Cecily Shackleton, Sir Ernest Shackleton's daughter
  • Cecily Shackleton, Sir Ernest Shackleton's daughter
  • Fiona Shackleton, Solicitor
  • Robert Shackleton, Author
  • Richard Shackleton Pope, Architect
  • William Shackleton, Cricket Player
  • Sir Ernest Shackleton, Explorer

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