In all the world, Shackleford (Shackleford 
) is a very rare gender-neutral forename. The given name Shackleford is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare unisex name. Much more prevalently, Shackleford is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Shackleford | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, Jamaica |
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dorsey william shackleford American politician (1853-1936), US (b. 1853) |
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| lewis john shackleford (b. 1856) |
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