Shearers Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Shearers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Shearers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shearers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shearers is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shearers? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Shearers occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Shearers reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Shearers is most frequent in: Ohio, where 50 percent live, Kentucky, where 25 percent live and North Carolina, where 25 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 17 percent live and New Zealand, where 17 percent live.
Shearers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shearers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shearers surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherers | 93 | 5 | / |
| Sharers | 93 | 3 | / |
| Searers | 93 | 0 | / |
| Scherers | 88 | 51 | / |
| Sharrers | 88 | 36 | / |
| Sharerse | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sheerers | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sheirers | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sarers | 86 | 1 | / |
| Scherrers | 82 | 80 | / |
| Scheerers | 82 | 49 | / |
| Schereurs | 82 | 2 | / |
| Scheurers | 82 | 1 | / |
| Scherzers | 82 | 1 | / |
| Saurers | 80 | 63 | / |
| Sergers | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sierers | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cherers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seriers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seerers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sherors | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sherars | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shirers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sherirs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Serrers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schuergers | 78 | 6 | / |
| Scheurgers | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sherrors | 75 | 3 | / |
| Charetrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sehreurs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sowerers | 75 | 1 | / |
| Charrers | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scherars | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cheerers | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shahrears | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serars | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sirers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherirs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sourers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sitrers | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shirirs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shirors | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shirars | 67 | 0 | / |
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Shearers Reference & Research
Shearer FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Shearer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shearers
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis