View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Shand Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shand (Hindi: शांद, Marathi: शंद, Oriya: ଅର୍ନା, Russian: Шанд) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Shänd. For other possible spellings of Shand click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shand? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 41,502^nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 579,573 people. The surname Shand occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Shand live; 32 percent live in Northern Europe and 32 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 458,188^th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 361 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,280 people, or 1 in 158,973. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 69 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 16 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Shand Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shand last name increased 1,365 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 503 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 571 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shand Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shand last name are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shand earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.65% more than the national average, earning R 284,328 per year; in United States they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $44,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $51,373 CAD per year.