Schields Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Schields Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schields Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Schields Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Schields Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Schields has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schields? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 883,255th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Schields are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Schields is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 1,378,171. In The United States Schields is primarily concentrated in: Kansas, where 21 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States Schields occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Schields Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schields has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schields last name rose 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schields Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schields surname are 30.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Schields earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $43,555 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shields9398,677/
Schilds9394/
Chields935/
Schelds931/
Schildts8833/
Shiellds886/
Shieldss883/
Sshields882/
Jshields882/
Sheields881/
Sahields881/
Scheilds881/
Shaields881/
Shieldds881/
Shoields880/
Scheldts880/
Childs8656,934/
Sields8666/
Shilds8639/
Shelds8620/
Sheilds802,277/
Schelts80100/
Schildz8020/
Schilts806/
Chailds803/
Shieldz803/
Shealds802/
Childds802/
Childss801/
Shielts801/
Childsd801/
Shielzs801/
Shaelds801/
Shoelds801/
Cehilds801/
Chillds801/
Schölds801/
Shıelds801/
Shildts800/
Sheelds800/
Chealds800/
Cheilds800/
Shillds800/
Shiolds800/
Schjeldsøe7812/
Silds774/
Cilds772/
Schieltz75209/
Shchelts756/
Schelths751/
Sheiilds751/
Sheileds751/
Scheltse750/
Schellts750/
Schilz712,247/
Shilts711,180/
Shelts71194/
Schelz71120/
Childz7191/
Chilts7113/
Shildz715/
Chelts713/
Chylds713/
Seilds712/
Sielts712/
Schelc711/
Sealds711/
Scelcs711/
Saelds711/
Schiltz677,230/
Schelch67319/
Scheltz6757/
Scheilz6755/
Schoelz6737/
Schilch6713/
Shoulds6712/
Schelcz678/
Scheelz674/
Schiltc672/
Chaylds671/
Schiltsova671/
Sheelts671/
Schelci671/
Sheults670/
Shildtz670/
Schillz670/
Shieltz670/
Choulds670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schields
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