Shead Surname

120,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Shead Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at 1 a Hut, Arbour (Shed) [Old English sceadu] 2 a Hill-Ridge; specif., the point from which the hill slopes in opposite directions [Dialectal English she(a)d; from Old English scéadan, to part, separate, shed]

Shead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8551:195,39619,291
England1,0251:54,3596,618
Australia3571:75,6188,847
South Africa1651:328,35030,751
Canada1351:272,93025,634
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Malta481:8,964551
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Wales101:309,45316,869
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5441:44,8085,578
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Shead (66) may also be a first name.

Shead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at 1 a Hut, Arbour (Shed) [Old English sceadu] 2 a Hill-Ridge; specif., the point from which the hill slopes in opposite directions [Dialectal English she(a)d; from Old English scéadan, to part, separate, shed]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shead (Marathi: शाहेद) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shead? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 120,547th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,916,262 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Shead live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shead is also the 1,201,840th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 66 people.

Shead is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,855 people, or 1 in 195,396. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 27 percent live, Missouri, where 12 percent live and Georgia, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Shead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shead last name rose 1,271 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shead Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shead surname are 11.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shead earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.05% more than the national average, earning R 363,696 per year; in United States they earn 9.27% less than the national average, earning $39,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $52,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheads91120/
Shehad91119/
Schead9132/
Shejad9128/
Sheyad9126/
Sheead9117/
Sheiad912/
Sheadd911/
Shzead911/
Shea8963,797/
Shad8942,445/
Sead897,731/
Shed892,434/
Shehjad8372/
Sheyyad836/
Shehead832/
Shehaid831/
Sheha8017,828/
Shaad8017,254/
Schad8010,663/
Sahad806,446/
Shaid806,387/
Shedd805,216/
Shahd804,390/
Sheed803,491/
Sheya802,595/
Seyad801,758/
Shadd80743/
Sehad80683/
Shadt80548/
Sihad80473/
Shaud80470/
Sheid80367/
Sejad80320/
Sheat80282/
Sheea80275/
Shzad80255/
Sheyd80231/
Shadh80227/
Hshad80184/
Sheah80163/
Schea80122/
Shhad80104/
Shedh8086/
Sched8082/
Shayd8072/
Shied8068/
Sheja8062/
Shaed8052/
Shyed8049/
Shiad8048/
Seead8041/
Shyad8037/
Sheap8034/
Shoed8034/
Chead8032/
Shjad8032/
Sheia8028/
Shhed8026/
Seads8022/
Shiea8017/
Seaad8014/
Shued809/
Seayd809/
Siead809/
Seiad806/
Shasd805/
Shedt804/
Shehd804/
Sshed804/
Shatd803/
Sjhad803/
Shajd803/
Sihea802/
Sheua802/
Sehea802/
Sheas801/
Sheud801/
Seadh801/
Sheae801/
Sheaz801/
Jshed801/
Seaod801/
Szhed801/
Shsad801/
Shadz801/
Sheds800/
Seadd800/
Shads800/
Scead800/
Sshea800/
Sha75551,922/
She75406,704/
Sad7561,037/
Sea7529,136/
Sed753,902/
Scheid7315,189/
Shahad737,328/
Schaad735,024/
Schadt734,137/
Shajid733,373/
Sheats731,899/
Schied731,673/
Sahjad731,612/
Sheath731,226/
Shayed73846/
Sheiha73712/
Scheja73541/
Sheeja73536/
Shehah73499/
Shajad73479/
Shajed73373/
Shayad73276/
Sheach73221/
Shehat73219/
Schaid73209/
Shaydt73188/
Shahud73185/
Shiyad73176/
Seyyad73172/
Shihad73151/
Schadd73136/
Saihad73128/
Shehaa73122/
Scheyd73112/
Sahaid73105/
Scheed7397/
Shaihd7363/
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Shijad7319/
Sheeds7319/
Saheid7319/
Sejjad7318/
Seeyad7317/
Sajhad7316/
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Shehea7315/
Sheyaz7315/
Schaud7314/
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Shaadh7312/
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Sahaud7310/
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Saha672,826,701/
Said671,144,762/
Saad671,127,430/
Syed67529,455/
Sher67444,265/
Seid67360,805/
Chea67240,026/
Saed67111,689/
Saud6787,442/
Seah6750,100/
Shee6749,546/
Seya6742,785/
Sied6725,756/
Seed6722,662/
Shai6722,638/
Shay6718,206/
Sheu6717,151/
Sayd6716,017/
Scheidt6712,991/
Seïd6712,711/
Sheh6712,319/
Shey6712,276/
Siad6711,950/
Shep6711,386/
Shid6710,270/
Sadh679,163/
Shet677,611/
Saïd676,435/
Chad676,413/
Sued675,572/
Shue674,804/
Shau674,802/
Shahjad674,789/
Shaa674,234/
Seha674,153/
Seas673,452/
Shei673,111/
Shat672,931/
Seja672,878/
Shoa672,666/
Shie672,598/
Sahajad672,028/
Zead672,018/
Sadd671,830/
Shoe671,794/
Syad671,627/
Sihe671,474/
Seat671,456/
Schaadt671,353/
Shaz671,144/
Seia671,088/
Sahd67934/
Schaudt67920/
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Ched67540/
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Shadova67487/
Shap67455/
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Shead Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shead in the Marathi language
शाहेदsaheda33.33
अहेमदahemada33.33
शेडseda33.33

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