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Shirley

in the US

There are 23,229 people with the last name "Shirley" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Shirley 1,133
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  1. is 1,129th most common Head
  2. is 1,130th most common Lim
  3. is 1,131st most common Shapiro
  4. is 1,132nd most common Dolan
  5. is 1,133rd most common Shirley
  6. is 1,134th most common Kenney
  7. is 1,135th most common Kirkpatrick
  8. is 1,136th most common Benitez
  9. is 1,137th most common Locke

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Shirley

James, Robert, John, Michael, William, David, Mary, Charles, Thomas, Richard

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 (1694–1771) 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.

Recent Searches for "Shirley" in the US

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