The Shackleford surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,751 people carried this name — #8,746 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,563 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

49 families named Shackleford, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 293 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 5 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Virginia 22
North Carolina 7
South Carolina 7
New Hampshire 6
Maine 4
Massachusetts 2
Rhode Island 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 261 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Shackleford in American newspapers,
1910–1911.

Newspaper page from The Southern Herald carrying the name Shackleford
The Southern Herald 1911-07-28
Newspaper page from Vilas County News carrying the name Shackleford
Vilas County News 1910-03-30
Newspaper page from The Tacoma Times carrying the name Shackleford
The Tacoma Times 1911-05-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 36,829 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Shackleford in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

493 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Shackleford. The most, 89, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 4.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 294
Victoria 105
New South Wales 43
Queensland 30
Tasmania 7
ACT (Canberra) 6
Western Australia 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Shackleford.

Who carried it

People named Shackleford,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Dorsey W. Shackleford
    Dorsey W. Shackleford 1853–1936 · judge
  • Muscoe L Shackleford d. 1847
  • Maria Louisa Shackleford 1807–1876
  • Lewis John Shackleford 1856–1917 · Reverend
  • Charles Shackleford 1966–2017 · basketball player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Shackleford,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States171 records

171 records of the Shackleford name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 103
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 37
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John A. Shackleford

    Born 1920 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1942 at Oklahoma City; farm hand from Johnston County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Troy Cemetery, Mill Creek, Oklahoma.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Reginald F. J. Shackleford

    Born 1931; from Pinellas County, Florida. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; declared dead 1951 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Arthur G. Shackleford

    Arrived at New York in 1869 aboard the Paraguay from Havre and London, aged 17; painter. From England; bound for Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 171 records for Shackleford in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia46 records

46 records of the Shackleford name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 32
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Amry L. Shackleford

    Arrived in Queensland in 1913 aboard the Zealandic, aged 10.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Stanley Shackleford

    Lagger of Wantirna South, Victoria; died 2000.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Shackleford

    Arrived in Victoria in 1912 aboard the Themistocles, aged 48.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 46 records for Shackleford in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Shackleford name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Arthur William Shackleford

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Shackleford name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. J. Shackleford

    Hampshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Shackleford name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lois Shackleford

    Born 1962 in Great Britain; died 1997 in Avignon (Vaucluse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Shackleford name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Robert Shackleford

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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