Sharland Surname

203,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sharland Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Shorn or Separated Land [from Old English sceran (pret.

scear), to cut, shear + land]

Sharland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0941:50,9316,297
United States3261:1,111,83780,317
Australia1881:143,59415,358
New Zealand1751:25,8764,537
Canada1091:338,03330,736
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Wales541:57,3065,200
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7711:31,6154,199
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Sharland (59) may also be a first name.

Sharland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Shorn or Separated Land [from Old English sceran (pret.

scear), to cut, shear + land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shirland, a parish in co. Derby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Shirland; a location name in Derbyshire (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sharland was a well - known Tiverton name in the 17th and 18th centuries, and occurs frequently in the list of Tiverton churchwardens for those times (D. and H.). It is still represented in the town.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sharland Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sharland Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sharland (Marathi: शलद) has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharland? popularity and diffusion

It is the 203,470th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,563,592 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Sharland are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,282,666th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 59 people.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 1,094 people, or 1 in 50,931. In England it is mostly found in: Devon, where 22 percent live, Somerset, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Sharland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sharland has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sharland last name grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 694 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sharland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sharland last name is principally Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sharland last name are 4.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sharland earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 64.96% more than the national average, earning R 392,004 per year; in United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.39% more than the national average, earning $61,303 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sharland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharland in the Marathi language
शलदsalada-

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