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

The last name Shearer (Arabic: شيرير) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shearer.

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

The surname is the 13,996^th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 182,957 people. The last name Shearer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Shearer reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 608,246^th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 220 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 24,256 people, or 1 in 14,943. In The United States Shearer is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 72 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 9 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Shearer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shearer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 615 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 31 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,933 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shearer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shearer last name are 19.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shearer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.74% more than the national average, earning R 386,724 per year; in United States they earn 1.09% less than the national average, earning $42,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $52,290 CAD per year.