Sheaf Surname

601,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sheaf Surname Definition:

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. Name Scéaf(a [Old English scéaf a sheaf] Scéaf occurs in the A.-Saxon genealogies as the name of a mythical ancestor of Woden; and Scéafa was the name of a Lombardic king— Scéafa [wéold] Longbeardum.—Widsíð (The Traveller), 66.

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Sheaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2711:205,60217,801
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Australia361:749,88148,970
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:161,42613,927
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Sheaf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. Name Scéaf(a [Old English scéaf a sheaf] Scéaf occurs in the A.-Saxon genealogies as the name of a mythical ancestor of Woden; and Scéafa was the name of a Lombardic king— Scéafa [wéold] Longbeardum.—Widsíð (The Traveller), 66.

2 Dweller at the sign of the Sheaf [Middle English scheef, shaf, &c.; Old English scéaf]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Shelf. Ferguson derives Sheaf from Scef or Sceaf, according to the Anglo-Saxon table of Woden's ancestry, the father of Scyld. He says Scef or Sceaf signifies "sheaf," and gives an anecdote in connection therewith.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Sheaf Last Name Facts

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

Sheaf is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheaf? popularity and diffusion

Sheaf is the 601,015th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 14,095,833 people. The surname Sheaf is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Sheaf are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 205,602. In England Sheaf is most numerous in: Greater London, where 17 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 12 percent live and West Midlands, where 11 percent live. Other than England it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Sheaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sheaf has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sheaf surname increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sheaf are 42.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 89.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sheaf earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.09% more than the national average, earning $49,660 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheaff91554/
Sheafe91153/
Scheaf9126/
Sheaft914/
Sheyaf913/
Shejaf911/
Shehaf911/
Sheafs910/
Seaf891,704/
Shaf891,511/
Shef891,311/
Sheaffe83138/
Shieaff831/
Scheaff830/
Scheafe830/
Scheadf830/
Shaif8011,456/
Shafe803,908/
Sheff801,643/
Shaaf801,414/
Shaff801,322/
Sheva801,084/
Sahaf801,073/
Schaf80851/
Shaft80671/
Shahf80452/
Sheab80370/
Shauf80308/
Sheef80292/
Sheft80134/
Schef80111/
Shief8074/
Shadf8069/
Shaef8030/
Shoef8023/
Shefe8017/
Sheif8015/
Shawf808/
Shafz808/
Shafh807/
Seyaf807/
Shepf806/
Sihaf806/
Seafe805/
Sieaf805/
Seaaf805/
Sheuf804/
Shafs804/
Shyaf803/
Sehaf803/
Cheaf802/
Shgaf802/
Shiaf802/
Sheaw802/
Shazf802/
Shasf802/
Shuef801/
Sheyf801/
Jshaf801/
Shatf801/
Shedf801/
Seiaf801/
Shhaf801/
Shapf800/
Seaff800/
Sheof800/
Sheav800/
Scheaffe770/
Saf7550,983/
Sef753,000/
Schaaf7326,035/
Schaff736,205/
Schauf732,228/
Scheff731,627/
Shejav731,523/
Shahaf731,083/
Schefe73967/
Scheef73561/
Shaffe73386/
Schaef73264/
Schief73198/
Shieff73135/
Schepf7386/
Shahft7376/
Sheiff7368/
Sheffe7351/
Shaeff7346/
Scheva7338/
Shayef7334/
Shaief7332/
Schapf7325/
Sheyab7321/
Sheffs7319/
Shejab7313/
Shaiff7313/
Schefs7313/
Schefz7312/
Schaáf7311/
Shejaw7310/
Shiyaf7310/
Shafft738/
Scheif738/
Sheyav738/
Shauff737/
Shayif736/
Shoeff735/
Shayaf735/
Schoef735/
Shyaft735/
Shajif734/
Sheefe734/
Sheaab734/
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Schcef733/
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Shoepf732/
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Shojaf731/
Shiaaf731/
Sheetf731/
Shehav731/
Sheiab731/
Sheief731/
Sheifh731/
Sheoff731/
Sheova731/
Shaifs731/
Shaift731/
Seyyaf731/
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Sheefs731/
Shaftt731/
Shehaw731/
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Shiyef731/
Shafhe731/
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Shaiyf731/
Sceafe730/
Scheuf730/
Shaffs730/
Schaif730/
Seaffe730/
Sehaff730/
Shepft730/
Scheof730/
Schehf730/
Sheife730/
Shapff730/
Sheifs730/
Sheofe730/
Cheaff730/
Sheaffová711/
Shaw67808,364/
Saif67291,498/
Seif67156,343/
Seva6710,408/
Shab677,021/
Sief676,226/
Safe674,291/
Shew674,043/
Suef672,932/
Saaf672,343/
Siaf672,152/
Seef672,148/
Saft672,077/
Shav671,866/
Saef671,571/
Sefe671,516/
Schoepf671,454/
Syaf671,446/
Schauff67998/
Schaaff67760/
Sayf67754/
Chef67669/
Shev67640/
Seff67612/
Ssef67563/
Chaf67557/
Seyf67482/
Schafft67468/
Sheb67437/
Schoeff67419/
Shif67373/
Sauf67358/
Saff67344/
Scheffs67311/
Scheiff67287/
Sjaf67260/
Scheeff67259/
Schaeff67226/
Shehova67221/
Safh67210/
Shefova67190/
Sadf67176/
Schaafs67117/
Seaw67109/
Szef6794/
Seab6790/
Shaieva6787/
Szaf6783/
Sahf6772/
Schefft6766/
Shayeva6758/
Scheefe6754/
Safz6747/
Soef6745/
Scheife6745/
Seav6740/
Shoieva6736/
Shoyeva6733/
Shevova6724/
Schaiff6724/
Sefz6722/
Schepff6721/
Schieff6720/
Scheopf6720/
Sheyyab6716/
Shyf6715/
Syef6710/
Zeaf6710/
Syahief679/
Seft678/
Schaafe677/
Schahaf676/
Sheehaw675/
Shafova675/
Sapf675/
Sjef675/
Sheeyab674/
Scheffz674/
Sgef674/
Sejf673/
Sedf673/
Ssaf673/
Sajf673/
Xsef673/
Scheift672/
Schaffs672/
Schuepf672/
Seof672/
Sheahab672/
Seuf672/
Saïf672/
Sheihab672/
Safs672/
Zsaf672/
Hzaf672/
Hzef672/
Sawf672/
S'Af671/
Jsaf671/
Schachf671/
Schauft671/
Schausf671/
Scheepf671/
Scheoff671/
Schiaaf671/
Schiepf671/
Sihf671/
Sheyova671/
Sheheef671/
Shaihaf671/
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Sepf671/
Shajeef671/
Shaweef671/
Shaweva671/
Shcheff671/
Safı671/
Satf671/
Scef671/
Setf671/
Sefp671/
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Sehf671/
Sesf671/
Safp671/
Sheiffs671/
Sgaf671/
Xeaf671/
Xhaf671/
Xsaf671/
Ceaf671/
Hsef671/
Hxaf671/
Sheeffe670/
Schaupf670/

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