Shakespere Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Shakespere Surname Definition:

(English) One who lived on the peasant’s farm; nickname for a soldier, one who wielded a spear.

Shakespere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England71:7,959,723202,100
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Shakespere (17) may also be a first name.

Shakespere Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who lived on the peasant’s farm; nickname for a soldier, one who wielded a spear.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Shakespere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shakespere is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakespere? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shakespere is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Shakespere occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Shakespere live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 17 people.

Shakespere is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is most frequent in: Mississippi, where 30 percent live, New York, where 20 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States Shakespere exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Shakespere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shakespere has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shakespere last name fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shakespere Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

Shakespere earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.99% less than the national average, earning $21,577 USD per year.

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