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Shep

Diminutive of Shepherd
"sheep hearder"
Madison Dresler
By Madison Dresler
Updated Wed Feb 04 2026

Shep Origin and Meaning

Variation of Shepherd
# 956 in the US

Shep Rank in US Top 1000

Popularity of the name Shep

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Famous People Named Shep

  • Shep Murray
    co,founder of Vineyard Vines
  • Shep Gordon
    American talent manager, film agent, and producer
  • Shep Allen
    American reality show participant on the second season of Endurance
  • Austin Shepherd "Shep" Padalecki
    son of actor Jared Padalecki (b. 2013)

The name Shep in Pop Culture

  • The Stooge was Shemp
    NOT Shep (and Larry was the other one).

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