Shawyer Surname

348,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6301:88,4419,589
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Canada401:921,14070,350
Wales201:154,72710,755
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3891:62,6627,272
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shawyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shawyer is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shawyer is the 348,836th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,960,407 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Shawyer are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

Shawyer is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 630 people, or 1 in 88,441. In England it is mostly found in: Hampshire, where 37 percent reside, Greater London, where 15 percent reside and Surrey, where 6 percent reside. Barring England this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Shawyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shawyer has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Shawyer surname increased 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 6,833 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shawyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shawyer surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shawyer are 16.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.79% registered to vote for the 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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Shawyer Reference & Research

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