Sheaff Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sheaff 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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Sheaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
England1111:501,96431,980
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Canada421:877,27667,671
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Sheaff 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

Sheaff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheaff is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheaff? popularity and diffusion

Sheaff is the 569,728th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,154,415 people. The last name Sheaff occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Sheaff are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sheaff is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 341 people, or 1 in 1,062,929. In The United States Sheaff is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside and New Zealand, where 9 percent reside.

Sheaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sheaff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sheaff surname increased 234 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sheaff surname are 9.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sheaff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $44,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.04% less than the national average, earning $46,681 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheaffe92138/
Shieaff921/
Scheaff920/
Sheff911,643/
Shaff911,322/
Sheaf91517/
Seaff910/
Scheaffe860/
Schaff836,205/
Scheff831,627/
Shaffe83386/
Sheafe83153/
Shieff83135/
Sheiff8368/
Sheffe8351/
Shaeff8346/
Scheaf8326/
Sheffs8319/
Shaiff8313/
Shafft838/
Shauff837/
Shoeff835/
Sheaft834/
Sheyaf833/
Shejaf831/
Sheoff831/
Shaaff831/
Shiaff831/
Shehaf831/
Shaffs830/
Seaffe830/
Sehaff830/
Shapff830/
Sheafs830/
Cheaff830/
Seaf801,704/
Shaf801,511/
Shef801,311/
Seff80612/
Saff80344/
Sheaffová801/
Schauff77998/
Schaaff77760/
Schafft77468/
Schoeff77419/
Scheffs77311/
Scheiff77287/
Scheeff77259/
Schaeff77226/
Schefft7766/
Schaiff7724/
Schepff7721/
Schieff7720/
Scheffz774/
Schaffs772/
Scheoff771/
Shaiffe771/
Shahaff771/
Shcheff771/
Sheiffs771/
Sheeffe770/
Scheafe770/
Scheadf770/
Shaif7311,456/
Shafe733,908/
Shaaf731,414/
Sheva731,084/
Sahaf731,073/
Cheff73973/
Schaf73851/
Shiff73819/
Shaft73671/
Shahf73452/
Sieff73429/
Saffe73427/
Sheab73370/
Shauf73308/
Sheef73292/
Seiff73277/
Chaff73240/
Saiff73139/
Sheft73134/
Sauff73131/
Schef73111/
Seeff73102/
Sueff73101/
Shief7374/
Shadf7369/
Safft7342/
Shaef7330/
Shoef7323/
Seyff7321/
Shefe7317/
Siaff7316/
Sheif7315/
Seuff7313/
Shawf738/
Shafz738/
Shafh737/
Seyaf737/
Szaff737/
Shepf736/
Sihaf736/
Seafe735/
Sieaf735/
Seaaf735/
Sheuf734/
Shafs734/
Shyaf733/
Szeff733/
Sehaf733/
Shyff733/
Cheaf732/
Shgaf732/
Shiaf732/
Sheaw732/
Syaff732/
Shazf732/
Shasf732/
Saffs731/
Satff731/
Sceff731/
Shuef731/
Sheyf731/
Seffe731/
Jshaf731/
Shatf731/
Shedf731/
Seoff731/
Sefft731/
Seiaf731/
Shhaf731/
Shapf730/
Sheof730/
Sheav730/
Schoepff71260/
Schaaffe7150/
Schauffe711/
Saf6750,983/
Schaaf6726,035/
Schiff678,959/
Sef673,000/
Schauf672,228/
Shejav671,523/
Shahaf671,083/
Chaffe671,040/
Schefe67967/
Scheef67561/
Schäff67393/
Schaef67264/
Schief67198/
Seiffe67183/
Schyff67153/
Szeffs67108/
Szaiff6788/
Schepf6786/
Shahft6776/
Chauff6764/
Scheva6738/
Szeiff6738/
Shayef6734/
Cheffe6732/
Shaief6732/
Schapf6725/
Sheyab6721/
Shejab6713/
Schefs6713/
Saiffe6712/
Schefz6712/
Schaáf6711/
Shejaw6710/
Shiyaf6710/
Shouff679/
Scheif678/
Sheyav678/
Soueff678/
Szieff677/
Shayif676/
Shayaf675/
Schoef675/
Shyaft675/
Zahaff674/
Shajif674/
Sheefe674/
Sajeff674/
Sheaab674/
Shaaif673/
Shaifh673/
Sheefh673/
Schcef673/
Sauffs672/
Shihaf672/
Shoepf672/
Schawf672/
Sadpff672/
Schafs672/
Sauffe672/
Chahff671/
Sayffe671/
Shojaf671/
Shiaaf671/
Sheetf671/
Shehav671/
Sheiab671/
Sheief671/
Sheifh671/
Sheova671/
Seeoff671/
Sehoff671/
Shaifs671/
Shaift671/
Seyyaf671/
Shaafs671/
Sheavs671/
Sheeab671/
Sheefs671/
Shaftt671/
Shehaw671/
Shiffe671/
Sahaaf671/
Shifft671/
Siaffe671/
Shiafe671/
Schasf671/
Shiyef671/
Shafhe671/
Soheef671/
Shajaf671/
Seuffe671/
Sheyfe671/
Shaggieff671/
Sadffe671/
Chehaf671/
Siheab671/
Shafhd671/
Shafhh671/
Shaafe671/
Shaiyf671/
Sceafe670/
Saaffe670/
Scheuf670/
Schaif670/
Shepft670/
Scheof670/
Schehf670/
Chaaff670/
Sheife670/
Sheifs670/
Sheofe670/
Seyoff670/
Shiffs670/
Schoeyeff670/

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