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

Shanks (Russian: Шанкс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 20,966^th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 279,967 people. Shanks occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Shanks reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shanks is also the 951,070^th most widely held first name globally, borne by 99 people.

Shanks is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 16,093 people, or 1 in 22,523. In The United States Shanks is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 63 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent live and Scotland, where 8 percent live.

Shanks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shanks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shanks surname increased 561 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 141 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shanks Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shanks surname are 14.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shanks earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.35% less than the national average, earning 227,192 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 324.81% more than the national average, earning R 1,009,500 per year; in United States they earn 1.99% less than the national average, earning $42,291 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $51,988 CAD per year.