Shearwood Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shearwood Surname Definition:

Most probably from Sherwood, Notts, England. Thomas Schervuid was tenant in Auchlyne, 1511 (REA., I, p. 363).

Shearwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3721:149,78014,332
Australia1601:168,72317,330
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1881:129,65612,048
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Shearwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most probably from Sherwood, Notts, England. Thomas Schervuid was tenant in Auchlyne, 1511 (REA., I, p. 363).

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

= Sherwood, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A well-known forest in Nottinghamshire, the scene of the adventures of Robin Hood and his companions.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Saxon sher (scir), clear, and wood, a clearing in the wood, or the cleared woods, or as Bailey gives the word, "Sheer—wood, in Nottinghamshire." It may be derived from shire, (Saxon.) scire, (German.) schier, to divide, a portion or division of land; of which divisions there are forty in England, twelve in Wales, and twenty—four in Scotland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Shearwood Last Name Facts

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

Shearwood occurs most in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shearwood? popularity and diffusion

It is the 507,320th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,281,031 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Shearwood live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

Shearwood is most common in England, where it is borne by 372 people, or 1 in 149,780. In England Shearwood is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 19 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 15 percent live and Norfolk, where 11 percent live. Other than England it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Shearwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shearwood has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shearwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shearwood surname are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shearwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.83% less than the national average, earning $35,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.29% more than the national average, earning $78,148 CAD per year.

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Shearwood Reference & Research

Sherwood One-name Study - A profile of the Sherwood surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Sherwood FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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