Sheldon Family History

Sheldon Surname Meaning

English: habitational name in most cases from Sheldon in Derbyshire but sometimes from Sheldon in Warwickshire or Devon or from Sheldon in Chippenham (Wiltshire). The Derbyshire place recorded in Domesday Book as Scelhadun probably takes its name from Old English scelf ‘rock ledge shelf’ + the placename Haddon itself from Old English hǣth ‘heath’ + dūn ‘hill’.

The Warwickshire and Wiltshire placenames probably derive from Old English scelf + dūn while the Devon placename probably comes from Old English scelf + denu ‘valley’.

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

Similar surnames: Skeldon, Shelton, Eldon, Hendon, Elton, Wheeldon, Selden, Sneddon, Weldon, Smerdon

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30K	Military Records
19K	Immigration Records
207K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Sheldon family from?

You can see how Sheldon families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sheldon family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sheldon families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 132 Sheldon families living in Ontario. This was about 59% of all the recorded Sheldon's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Sheldon families in 1911.

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What did your Sheldon ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Sheldon. 44% of Sheldon men worked as a Farmer and 23% of Sheldon women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Sheldon were Labourer and Income.

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Farmer

44%

Laborer

10%

Farmers son

Labourer

Housekeeper

23%

Housewife

23%

Stenographer

23%

Income

12%

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Passenger List

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There are 30K military records available for the last name Sheldon. For the veterans among your Sheldon ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sheldon lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Sheldon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Sheldon in 1944 was 56, and 75 in 2004.

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Sheldon Surname Meaning

The Warwickshire and Wiltshire placenames probably derive from Old English scelf + dūn while the Devon placename probably comes from Old English scelf + denu ‘valley’.

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

Where is the Sheldon family from?

What did your Sheldon 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.

Farmer

44%

Laborer

10%

Farmers son

Labourer

Housekeeper

23%

Housewife

23%

Stenographer

23%

Income

12%

What Sheldon family records will you find?

What is the average Sheldon lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Sheldon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Sheldon in 1944 was 56, and 75 in 2004.

Sheldon Family History

Sheldon Surname Meaning

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1 million record(s) for Sheldon

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Where is the Sheldon family from?

What did your Sheldon ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Sheldon family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Sheldon lifespan?

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