Shakeshaft Family History

Shakeshaft Surname Meaning

from Middle English shak(en) ‘(to) shake brandish’ + shaft(e) ‘shaft (especially of a spear)’ presumably for a spearman or someone quick to take up arms or as an obscene nickname in which the shaft in question is the penis.

The latter sense of shaft is first recorded by OED in the 18th century but may have been around in spoken usage for centuries earlier.

Another possibility is that the shaft referred to was (one of) a pair of long laths between which the heddles are stretched in a loom in which case the surname would have denoted a weaver's assistant.

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Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Shakespeare, Wakeham, Takeshita, Sharaf, Sheaff, Swinehart, Skehan, Haycraft, Shahan, Stakes

18K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
547	Military Records
764	Immigration Records
8K	Census and Voter Lists
16K	Member Trees

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Where is the Shakeshaft family from?

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

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What did your Shakeshaft ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Shakeshaft. 13% of Shakeshaft men worked as a General labourer and 78% of Shakeshaft women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Shakeshaft were Gardener and Office cleaner.

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General labourer

13%

Shop assistant

10%

gardener heavy worker

Gardener

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

Unpaid domestic

Domestic servant

Office cleaner

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 764 immigration records available for the last name Shakeshaft. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 547 military records available for the last name Shakeshaft. For the veterans among your Shakeshaft ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Shakeshaft lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Shakeshaft life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Shakeshaft in 1963 was 75, and 79 in 2004.

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Shakeshaft Surname Meaning

The latter sense of shaft is first recorded by OED in the 18th century but may have been around in spoken usage for centuries earlier.

Compare Shakespeare.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Shakeshaft family from?

What did your Shakeshaft ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

13%

Shop assistant

10%

gardener heavy worker

Gardener

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

Unpaid domestic

Domestic servant

Office cleaner

What Shakeshaft family records will you find?

What is the average Shakeshaft lifespan?

Shakeshaft Family History

Shakeshaft Surname Meaning

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Shakeshaft Surname Meaning

45,000 record(s) for Shakeshaft

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Where is the Shakeshaft family from?

What did your Shakeshaft ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Shakeshaft family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Shakeshaft lifespan?

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