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

The surname Shea (Hindi: शेअ, Russian: Шеа) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Shea click here.

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

Shea is the 8,886^th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 114,230 people. The last name Shea is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Shea reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 43,495^th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 16,476 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 47,491 people, or 1 in 7,632. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Shea Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shea has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shea surname increased 418 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shea Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shea last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland and Druze (99%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Shea surname are 4.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shea earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 135.33% more than the national average, earning 814,438 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 126.35% more than the national average, earning R 537,888 per year; in United States they earn 14.33% more than the national average, earning $49,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $51,388 CAD per year.