O'Shields Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

O'Shields Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Shields Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4511:803,67861,918
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

O'Shields Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Shields Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Shields occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of O'Shields.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Shields? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 664,903rd most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Shields live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 803,678. In The United States it is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 37 percent are found, Georgia, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found.

O'Shields Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Shields has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Shields last name rose 635 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Shields Last Name Statistics demography

O'Shields earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.95% more than the national average, earning $55,211 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

O'Shields Reference & Research

Shields FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to O'Shields
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis