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

The surname Shaughnessy is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shaughnessy click here.

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

The surname is the 41,876^th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 584,688 people. The last name Shaughnessy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Shaughnessy live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 772,378^th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 143 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 9,237 people, or 1 in 39,240. In The United States Shaughnessy is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 8 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Shaughnessy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shaughnessy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shaughnessy surname rose 849 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 29 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 311 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shaughnessy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shaughnessy last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shaughnessy last name are 1.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.83% registered with the party.

The amount Shaughnessy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 139% more than the national average, earning 827,128 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77% more than the national average, earning R 420,624 per year; in United States they earn 14.82% more than the national average, earning $49,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $51,565 CAD per year.