Shirley

in South Carolina

There are 1,038 people with the last name "Shirley" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

NameRank
Shirley 497
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  1. is 493rd most common Littlejohn
  2. is 494th most common Holliday
  3. is 495th most common Holt
  4. is 496th most common Norton
  5. is 497th most common Shirley
  6. is 498th most common Wooten
  7. is 499th most common Roberson
  8. is 500th most common Harley
  9. is 501st most common Knox

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Shirley

William, James, Mary, Robert, Linda, Michael, John, Charles, David, Susan



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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