Sheldon Family History
Sheldon Name Meaning
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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Name Distribution of Sheldon Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Sheldon families
 334 - 665  112 - 333 |
 1 - 111  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Sheldon families
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589 - 1,176 197 - 588 |
1 - 196 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Sheldon families
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24 - 45 9 - 23 |
1 - 8 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Sheldon Family Origin
Sheldon Immigration Information
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Sheldon Family Occupations
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