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

The last name Shears (Hindi: शेारस) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Shears click here.

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

The surname is the 55,024^th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 788,439 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Shears live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shears is also the 1,951,561^st most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 29 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 4,433 people, or 1 in 81,764. In The United States Shears is most numerous in: Michigan, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Shears Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shears has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shears surname grew 410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shears Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Shears last name are 12.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shears earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.2% more than the national average, earning R 435,360 per year; in United States they earn 10.13% less than the national average, earning $38,780 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $48,404 CAD per year.