Shearn Surname
Approximately 2,091 people bear this surname
Shearn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,145 | 1:316,558 | 28,922 |
| England | 542 | 1:102,801 | 10,809 |
| Australia | 249 | 1:108,416 | 12,099 |
| Wales | 63 | 1:49,120 | 4,600 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 318 | 1:76,652 | 8,346 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 154 | 1:326,095 | 25,375 |
Shearn (51) may also be a first name.
Shearn Demographics
Average Male Shearn Height
179.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shearn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shearn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shearn occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shearn? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 199,744th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,485,197 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Shearn reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 51 people.
The surname Shearn is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,145 people, or 1 in 316,558. In The United States Shearn is mostly found in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and New Jersey, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.
Shearn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shearn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shearn last name increased 744 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shearn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shearn last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Shearn surname are 17.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.66% being registered with the political party.
The amount Shearn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $41,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning $59,460 CAD per year.
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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 Shearn
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