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There are approximately 252 people named Shafto in the UK. That makes it the 13,775th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 4 are named Shafto.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Shafto surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SHAFTO. Two townships in the parish of Hartburu, co. Northumberland, are so called, and the family resided at the place named Shafto Crag. They are a known cadet of the ancient Norman house of Foliot, being descended from John Foliot, lord of Fenwick, 22. Henry II. Cuthbert Foliot married the heiress of Roger Welwick, lord of Shafto, and his son, in 10. Edward I. assumed the territorial name. The Shaftos formed a sort of Border clan, and their gathering cry was A Shafto ! A Shafto I

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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