Schild Surname
Approximately 14,461 people bear this surname
Schild Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Schild, a pet form of names beginning with Schild (shield), as Scildfrid and Scildwald; dweller at the sign of the shield.
Schild Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,410 | 1:10,864 | 1,374 |
| United States | 2,116 | 1:171,294 | 17,289 |
| Switzerland | 1,589 | 1:5,169 | 782 |
| Austria | 724 | 1:11,762 | 1,649 |
| Netherlands | 665 | 1:25,394 | 4,131 |
| France | 553 | 1:120,113 | 18,160 |
| Argentina | 247 | 1:173,050 | 14,527 |
| Australia | 218 | 1:123,833 | 13,580 |
| Brazil | 189 | 1:1,132,668 | 39,509 |
| Canada | 133 | 1:277,035 | 25,971 |
| Hungary | 82 | 1:119,711 | 11,231 |
| Poland | 75 | 1:506,783 | 49,442 |
| Belgium | 63 | 1:182,486 | 24,456 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Sweden | 60 | 1:164,113 | 11,407 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Israel | 49 | 1:174,646 | 17,612 |
| Slovakia | 31 | 1:172,144 | 29,813 |
| Czechia | 28 | 1:379,767 | 44,481 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 253 | 1:198,493 | 17,293 |
Schild Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Schild, a pet form of names beginning with Schild (shield), as Scildfrid and Scildwald; dweller at the sign of the shield.
Schild Demographics
Average Male Schild Height
178.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Schild Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schild Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schild occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Schild click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schild? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 36,474th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 503,945 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Schild reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 7,410 people, or 1 in 10,864. In Germany Schild is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Hesse, where 12 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Switzerland, where 11 percent are found.
Schild Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schild has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 836 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 365 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schild Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schild last name are 28.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.41% registered with the political party.
The amount Schild earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.73% more than the national average, earning R 301,164 per year; in United States they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning $48,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $44,644 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schildt | 92 | 4,163 | / |
| Schield | 92 | 792 | / |
| Schilds | 92 | 94 | / |
| Schildz | 92 | 20 | / |
| Schiltd | 92 | 2 | / |
| Schilld | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shchild | 92 | 0 | / |
| Child | 91 | 15,684 | / |
| Shild | 91 | 127 | / |
| Schieldt | 86 | 71 | / |
| Schildts | 86 | 33 | / |
| Childs | 83 | 56,934 | / |
| Scheld | 83 | 1,921 | / |
| Schilt | 83 | 1,867 | / |
| Schöld | 83 | 299 | / |
| Shildt | 83 | 216 | / |
| Childz | 83 | 91 | / |
| Scildt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schüld | 83 | 1 | / |
| Childt | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sild | 80 | 1,301 | / |
| Schildová | 80 | 39 | / |
| Schildova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schilte | 77 | 336 | / |
| Scheldt | 77 | 316 | / |
| Schyldt | 77 | 40 | / |
| Schüldt | 77 | 37 | / |
| Scheeld | 77 | 24 | / |
| Schoeld | 77 | 18 | / |
| Schilts | 77 | 6 | / |
| Schielt | 77 | 5 | / |
| Schöldt | 77 | 5 | / |
| Schiltt | 77 | 3 | / |
| Childds | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chillds | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schölds | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shcield | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schelds | 77 | 1 | / |
| Childss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schuilt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shilt | 73 | 326 | / |
| Sheld | 73 | 60 | / |
| Chilt | 73 | 25 | / |
| Sield | 73 | 21 | / |
| Sildz | 73 | 7 | / |
| Chyld | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sildh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Silds | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cheld | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cilds | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shyld | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cihld | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schöldtz | 71 | 12 | / |
| Scheldts | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schoeldt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schilttz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schilltz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schillte | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sheldt | 67 | 90 | / |
| Sields | 67 | 66 | / |
| Schelt | 67 | 56 | / |
| Chiltz | 67 | 52 | / |
| Sheldh | 67 | 38 | / |
| Schült | 67 | 27 | / |
| Shilte | 67 | 20 | / |
| Cheeld | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chilte | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chilts | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chylds | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sheeld | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sisltd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silgyd | 67 | 1 | / |
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