Shenton Family History
Shenton Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Leicestershire,
originally named as the settlement (Old English tun) on the
river Sence. This river name is a Normanized form of Old
English Scenc ‘drinking-cup’, referring to its abundance of
potable water.
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Name Distribution of Shenton Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Shenton families
 15 - 28  6 - 14 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Shenton families
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497 - 991 166 - 496 |
1 - 165 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Shenton families
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3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Shenton Family Origin
Shenton Immigration Information
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Shenton Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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