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

Shanks (Russian: Шанкс) is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shanks click here.

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

This surname is the 20,966^th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 279,967 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Shanks live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 951,070^th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 99 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 16,093 people, or 1 in 22,523. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Scotland, where 8 percent reside.

Shanks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shanks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shanks surname rose 561 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 141 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shanks Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shanks last name is chiefly Presbyterian (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shanks are 14.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.92% registered with the political 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.