Shearstone Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shearstone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shearstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:488,75531,416
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Shearstone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shearstone is most common in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shearstone? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,185,157th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name Shearstone is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Shearstone reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 488,755. In England Shearstone is most prevalent in: South Yorkshire, where 27 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 19 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 16 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Shearstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shearstone has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shearstone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shearstone are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shearstone earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.3% more than the national average, earning $48,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.03% more than the national average, earning $56,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherstone9555/
Shearston9542/
Searstone956/
Sheerstone905/
Searston89307/
Sherston89117/
Charstone8414/
Sarston823/
Serston821/
Sherstan7855/
Sharstan7839/
Charston785/
Cherston782/
Shahrstan742/
Sherstany742/
Sheerstan741/
Shairstan741/
Scherstom741/
Sauerston740/
Chirston670/
Chahrstan6310/
Zarstan594/
Serstam592/
Sarstam591/
Chirstan564/

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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
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  • 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 Shearstone
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