Shankland

Shankland One-Name Study

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Study details

Study: Shankland

Variants: Shankiland, Shanklan, Shanklin, Shanklyn

Category: 2 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is well under way, but currently in some countries only.

Website: shankland.one-name.net

DNA website: www.familytreedna.com/public/Shankland/

Contact: Mrs Anne Shankland

About the study

The SHANKLAND One-Name Study is run on very informal lines but is a lively international group of people with a shared interest in the name.

We are always pleased to receive enquiries or additional information about Shanklands, and maintain a growing database of Shankland data to enable us to help as many people as we can to trace their Shankland ancestry..

Variant names

SHANKLIN is the most common variant. It is generally less common than SHANKLAND, except in the USA where it occurs much more frequently than SHANKLAND. There are also a few instances of SHANKLYN, especially in Wales.

The references to SHANKILAND are historical and the name settled down without the "i". SHANKLAN, SHANKLEN, etc., are probably 'deviants' - i.e. misspellings that were never in actual use.

Distribution of the name

The name has spread all over the world and we are in touch with SHANKLANDs in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Europe. In Britain it is most common in south-west Scotland, followed by south Wales and here and there in Northern Ireland; English Shanklands appear (like us) to trace their lines back to Scotland or Wales within a few generations.

DNA

We have a DNA project at Family Tree DNA, which is managed by John N Shankland, another member of the Shankland One-Name Group.

Links

Visit also our Shankland One-Name Group pages.

Contact Details

Mrs Anne Shankland

General Search Results

Occurrences of the surname Shankland in the Guild Indexes

(Click on the number to view the search results in each index. Indexes marked by * are only accessible by logged in Guild members.)

Modern Newspaper Index 1
Marriage Index 1837-1945* 14
Scottish Index* 74
BMD Index* 6
Members' Data Stores in which the name Shankland appears* 1
Study materials for the study Shankland* 8
References to the name Shankland in the Guild Journal 35

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