Shands Surname
Approximately 1,930 people bear this surname
Shands Surname Definition:
(English, Scottish) One who came from Chandai, in France.
Shands Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,877 | 1:193,105 | 19,093 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 299 | 1:167,955 | 15,192 |
Shands (35) may also be a first name.
Shands Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English, Scottish) One who came from Chandai, in France.
Shands Demographics
Average Male Shands Height
176 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shands Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shands Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shands occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shands? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shands is the 213,360th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,775,931 people. Shands is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Shands are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 35 people.
The surname Shands is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,877 people, or 1 in 193,105. In The United States Shands is most common in: Virginia, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Tennessee, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.
Shands Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shands has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shands last name increased 628 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shands Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shands last name are 0.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.42% registered to vote for the party.
Shands earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.65% less than the national average, earning $40,278 USD per year.
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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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