Shawyer Surname
Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname
Shawyer Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at a Wood or Grove [v. Shaw, and + the agential suff. -yer (as in ‘lawyer’), for -ier]
Shawyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 630 | 1:88,441 | 9,589 |
| United States | 205 | 1:1,768,092 | 116,364 |
| Australia | 121 | 1:223,105 | 21,260 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 389 | 1:62,662 | 7,272 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Shawyer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at a Wood or Grove [v. Shaw, and + the agential suff. -yer (as in ‘lawyer’), for -ier]
Shawyer Demographics
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Shawyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shawyer is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawyer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shawyer is the 348,836th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,960,407 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Shawyer reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.
It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 630 people, or 1 in 88,441. In England Shawyer is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 37 percent are found, Greater London, where 15 percent are found and Surrey, where 6 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.
Shawyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shawyer has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Shawyer surname grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 6,833 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Shawyer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Shawyer are 16.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.79% registered with the political party.
The amount Shawyer earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.07% less than the national average, earning $36,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.42% more than the national average, earning $54,860 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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