View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States

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

Shapherd occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shapherd.

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

It is the 5,057,639^th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Shapherd is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Shapherd are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shapherd is also the 2,786,762^nd most frequently used first name globally, held by 16 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Shapherd is most frequent in: Alabama, where 15 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Washington, where 15 percent reside. Besides The United States Shapherd exists in one country. It also occurs in China, where 13 percent reside.

Shapherd Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Shapherd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shapherd surname contracted 19 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shapherd Last Name Statistics ^demography

Shapherd earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.