The sheldon Surname
sheldon Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from any of the various places so
called. The main source is probably the one in Derbyshire, recorded in
Domesday Book as Scelhadun, formed by the addition of the Old
English distinguishing term scylf ‘shelf’ to the place name
Haddon (from Old English h?ð ‘heath(er)’ +
dun ‘hill’). There are also places called Sheldon in Devon
(from Old English scylf ‘shelf’ + denu ‘valley’) and
Birmingham (from Old English scylf + dun ‘hill’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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