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Shillington Name Meaning

English (Lancashire):: habitational name from Shilvington in Morpeth (Northumberland). The placename probably means something like ‘the farmstead of the people who live at the ledge’ from Old English scelf ‘rock ledge shelf’ + the groupname suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + tūn ‘farmstead estate’. perhaps a habitational name from Shitlington (Yorkshire) from an Old English personal name Scyt(t)el + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead estate’. possibly a habitational name from Shillington (Bedfordshire). The placename means ‘the hill of the people of a man called Scyt(t)el’ from an Old English personal name Scyt(t)el + the groupname suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + dūn ‘hill’.

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

Similar surnames: Billington, Wallington, Millington, Withington, Chivington

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You can see how Shillington families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shillington family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shillington families were found in United Kingdom in 1891, and Canada in 1911. In 1840 there was 1 Shillington family living in Pennsylvania. This was 100% of all the recorded Shillington's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Shillington families in 1840.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

Farmer
59%
Laborer
18%
Electrician
12%
Farm Laborer
12%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

Stenographer
100%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 488 military records available for the last name Shillington. For the veterans among your Shillington ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Shillington lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Shillington life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Shillington in 1962 was 48, and 86 in 2004.

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