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There are approximately 292 people named Shrewsbury in the UK. That makes it the 13,050th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 5 are named Shrewsbury.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Shrewsbury surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A town in Shropshire, England, from the Saxon Scrube, a shrub, a small tree, and burgh, a town.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SHREWSBURY. The chief town of Shropshire.

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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