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 in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shearwood.

How Common Is The Last Name Shearwood? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 507,320th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Shearwood live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 372 people, or 1 in 149,780. In England it is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 19 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 15 percent live and Norfolk, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name exists 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 frequency of Shearwood has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shearwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing 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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