Shaftoe

== 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