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

The surname Shearer (Arabic: شيرير) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Shearer click here.

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

It is the 13,996^th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 182,957 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Shearer are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 608,246^th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 220 people.

Shearer is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 24,256 people, or 1 in 14,943. In The United States Shearer is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Shearer is found in 72 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 9 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Shearer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shearer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shearer last name expanded 420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 615 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 31 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,933 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shearer Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Shearer surname are 19.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.89% registered to vote for 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.