Shead Surname
Approximately 3,803 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,855 | 1:195,396 | 19,291 |
| England | 1,025 | 1:54,359 | 6,618 |
| Australia | 357 | 1:75,618 | 8,847 |
| South Africa | 165 | 1:328,350 | 30,751 |
| Canada | 135 | 1:272,930 | 25,634 |
| New Zealand | 68 | 1:66,593 | 10,133 |
| Malta | 48 | 1:8,964 | 551 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 544 | 1:44,808 | 5,578 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 146 | 1:343,964 | 26,445 |
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]
Shead Demographics
Shead Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Shead Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shead in the Marathi language | ||
| शाहेद | saheda | 33.33 |
| अहेमद | ahemada | 33.33 |
| शेड | seda | 33.33 |
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