Shafton is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shafton
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shafton

How popular is Shafton?

Shafton is ranked 840758 on our list.

Shafton is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Australia have the last name. Around 207 people have been found who wears Shafton as their family name. Few people around the world have Shafton as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
340,120 Canada4
1,704,541 India1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
55,986 Australia33
107,506 England27
Countries with hundreds of Shafton:
144,605 United States142

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Shafton worked as workman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 18 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Lord Sandon and arrived on December 20, 1850.

Shafton Namesakes

  • Anthony Shafton, Writer
  • Anthony Joseph Shafton, Author

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