Shearsmith Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shearsmith Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shearsmith,' a maker of shears.

Walter le Scheresmythe, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas Schersmyth, Yorkshire, 1440:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

1736.

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Shearsmith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3351:166,32315,397
Australia361:749,88148,970
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Wales151:206,30213,003
Scotland141:382,41616,471
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2061:118,32711,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Shearsmith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shearsmith,' a maker of shears.

Walter le Scheresmythe, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas Schersmyth, Yorkshire, 1440:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

1736. Baptised — William, s. William Sharesmith: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1753- Married — Benjamin Ward and Ann Shearsmith: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1759. Married — Samuel Shearsmith and Sarah Marshall: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the occupation, a maker of shears. Andrew Scheirsmyth was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1479 for his labors at S. Nicholas kirk-work (NSCM,, I, p. 28).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Maker of Shears and (Plough-) Shares [v. under Shears (Old English scear, a ploughshare), and + Middle English smith, Old English smið]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shearsmith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shearsmith is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shearsmith.

How Common Is The Last Name Shearsmith? popularity and diffusion

It is the 642,991st most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. Shearsmith occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Shearsmith live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 166,323. In England it is mostly found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 22 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 20 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 10 percent live. Excluding England it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Shearsmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shearsmith has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Shearsmith surname rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shearsmith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shearsmith last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shearsmith earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.54% less than the national average, earning R 20,100 per year; in United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.2% less than the national average, earning $39,150 CAD per year.

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