View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Shearin occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Shearin is the 110,427^th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,731,420 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Shearin are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 968,397^th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 96 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,145 people, or 1 in 87,445. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 37 percent reside, Maryland, where 8 percent reside and Virginia, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Shearin Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shearin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shearin last name grew 751 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 313 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shearin Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shearin surname are 9.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.45% being registered to vote for the party.

Shearin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.17% less than the national average, earning $38,330 USD per year.