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 last name Shead (Marathi: शाहेद) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 120,547th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,916,262 people. The last name 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 widely held first name world-wide It is held by 66 people.

Shead is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,855 people, or 1 in 195,396. In The United States Shead is most prevalent in: Texas, where 27 percent live, Missouri, where 12 percent live and Georgia, where 12 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Shead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shead last name are 11.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.21% registered to vote for the political 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/
Sheydt7357/
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Sahadt7321/
Shiedt7321/
Shijad7319/
Sheeds7319/
Saheid7319/
Sejjad7318/
Seeyad7317/
Sajhad7316/
Shaiad7316/
Shehea7315/
Sheyaz7315/
Schaud7314/
Sheidt7314/
Shaadh7312/
Sheapp7311/
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Sahaud7310/
Sahyad7310/
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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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Shae67893/
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Seyd67630/
Ched67540/
Shajjad67517/
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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