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Where Does The Last Name Shear Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shear (Hindi: शेर, Marathi: शेअर) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shear? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Shear is the 78,900^th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,177,690 people. The surname Shear is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Shear are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shear is also the 231,872^nd most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 1,173 people.

The surname Shear is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,779 people, or 1 in 75,844. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 7 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Shear Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shear has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shear surname grew 389 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shear Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shear surname is principally Jewish (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shear last name are 6.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shear earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.21% more than the national average, earning R 380,712 per year; in United States they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $47,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 68.9% more than the national average, earning $83,914 CAD per year.