Shillingford (surname)

Shillingford is an English habitational surname,^[1] derived from any of the places named Shillingford in Devon and Oxfordshire.

The earliest known instance of Shillingford as a surname was in the late 13th century, in Devon, where the family adopted the name from their manor of Shillingford near Exeter, previously having no fixed surname. John Shillingford being the most notable member of this family, whose son William sold the Shillingford estates in the late 15th century.

In the 16th century another Shillingford (alias Izard / Izode) family emerged in Oxfordshire, purchasing manors at Beckley and Charlton-on-Otmoor. Shillingford or Shellingford in Oxfordshire being potential origins of their name. Throughout the 17th century this family sold much of their lands.

Notable people with the surname include: