Shankland

English

Alternative forms

• Shanklin

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in Scotland, most likely from Old English sċanca (“leg”) + land (“land”).

Proper noun

Shankland (plural Shanklands)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shankland is the 39004^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 565 individuals. Shankland is most common among White (98.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shankland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.