Shaftoe
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname from two minor places in Hartburn, Northumberland, from Old English sċeaft (“shaft, pole”) + hōh (“heel; spur of land”).
Proper noun
Shaftoe (plural Shaftoes)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Shaftoe is the 21818th most common surname in England, belonging to 199 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shaftoe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears