Shearns Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Shearns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shearns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England161:3,482,379114,324
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Shearns Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shearns Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shearns is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shearns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Shearns are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Shearns is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Shearns is most common in: Massachusetts, where 50 percent are found, Missouri, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 14 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent are found.

Shearns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shearns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shearns last name grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shearns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shearns surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Shearns earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.78% less than the national average, earning $36,339 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shearins9314/
Shearens930/
Searns9233/
Sharns922/
Sherns920/
Scharns8629/
Sherins869/
Scearns861/
Seearns861/
Sharens861/
Sherens860/
Searins860/
Sarns83169/
Serns8390/
Scherens80175/
Sheerins8079/
Searense803/
Shaurins802/
Sherense800/
Sherrins800/
Sarens77589/
Cearns77392/
Serens77108/
Charns7769/
Cherns7749/
Serins7737/
Sarins7717/
Seorns774/
Sierns771/
Sarnsp771/
Sarnse770/
Saurns770/
Seyrns770/
Sernns770/
Saarns770/
Scheerens75480/
Scherrens75375/
Scheirens7526/
Schuerens7516/
Schergins750/
Saerens711,255/
Sierens711,224/
Soerens71195/
Sarense7175/
Saurins7173/
Serrins7169/
Sarinse7149/
Shernce7118/
Sierins7118/
Cherins719/
Sarrens715/
Charens713/
Sergins713/
Cherens712/
Serzins711/
Sarynsz711/
Satrins711/
Serense711/
Sairnns710/
Serrens710/
Shirens710/
Schernz710/
Searems710/
Setrens710/
Cearins710/
Cearense67315/
Zarns6764/
Zerns6731/
Cerns6712/
Sairinse677/
Zaharens677/
Siarense677/
Sirns677/
Sarnz673/
Sherenje672/
Szerense671/
Soehrens671/
Searence671/
Serriens671/
Sherence671/
Seyerins671/
Zaharins671/
Zaharäns671/
Šarns671/
Cherrens671/
Sherinze671/
Shirrins670/
Southrns670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shearns
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