Shirley

in Pennsylvania

There are 740 people with the last name "Shirley" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Shirley 1,630
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  1. is 1,626th most common Cooley
  2. is 1,627th most common Forrest
  3. is 1,628th most common Frick
  4. is 1,629th most common Scanlon
  5. is 1,630th most common Shirley
  6. is 1,631st most common Dell
  7. is 1,632nd most common Hollis
  8. is 1,633rd most common Lash
  9. is 1,634th most common Longenecker

Similar Names and Nicknames

Sherrill, Shirey, Shirk, Shires, Sherrell, Shirah, Shirkey, Shireman, Shire, Shirazi

Most Common First Names for Shirley

James, John, David, Robert, Thomas, Charles, Donna, Joseph, William, Cynthia



Meaning & History

English: habitational name from any of various places, for example in Derbyshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and the West Midlands, all so called from Old English scīr ‘bright’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.

FOREBEARS William Shirley (16941771) was born in Sussex, England, and came to MA in 1731. He rose in the colonial service, was appointed governor in 1741, and was responsible for the British capture of the French fortress of Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, in 1745.


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