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

Shays (Arabic: شايز, Hindi: शय्स, Russian: Шайс) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shays click here.

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

Shays is the 1,148,257^th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Shays reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shays is also the 3,684,242^nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 1,785,512. In The United States Shays is primarily found in: New York, where 9 percent are found, Maryland, where 7 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Shays Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shays has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shays last name rose 338 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shays Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Shays surname are 20.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.47% registered to vote for the political party.

Shays earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,054 USD per year.