Last name Shakespeare (شكسبير 
, Shakespeare 
, Шекспир 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common surname. The last name Shakespeare is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, and Ireland. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Sudan. Very seldom, Shakespeare is the forename as well as the last name.
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| شكسبير | Oman, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
| Shakespeare | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Sri Lanka, Jamaica |
| Шекспир | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia |
| שייקספיר | Israel |
Shake, Shakespear, Spear, Szekspir, Шакеспеаре, Шейкспир, Шекспір, شكسبيري, وليم شكسبير, and 莎士比亚
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john shakespeare English businessman and the father of William Shakespeare (1530-1601), GB (b. 1530) |
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| richard shakespeare English farmer and the grandfather of William Shakespeare (b. 1490) |
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william shakespeare English poet, playwright, and actor (1564–1616), GB (b. 1564) |
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hamnet shakespeare son of William Shakespeare, GB (b. 1585) |
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| gilbert shakespeare brother of William Shakespeare (b. 1566) |
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| joan shakespeare sister of William Shakespeare, GB (b. 1569) |
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| edmund shakespeare brother of William Shakespeare, GB (b. 1580) |
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| judith shakespeare younger daughter of William Shakespeare, GB (b. 1585) |
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| ursula shakespeare (born 1653) (b. 1653) |
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| john shakespeare (born 1655) (b. 1655) |
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| william shakespeare (born 1656) (b. 1656) |
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| charles shakespeare (1660-1662) (b. 1660) |
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| henry shakespeare (born 1662) (b. 1662) |
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| thomas shakespeare (born 1665) (b. 1665) |
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| william shakespeare (born 1696) (b. 1696) |
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