Sheat Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Sheat Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shute,' a parish in Devon, two miles from Colyton.
1610. John Shute, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.
1621. John Shute, Devon: ibid.
1764. Married — Richard Shute and Ann Nightingale: St.
Read More About This SurnameSheat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 199 | 1:22,755 | 3,990 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Sheat (54) may also be a first name.
Sheat Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shute,' a parish in Devon, two miles from Colyton.
1610. John Shute, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.
1621. John Shute, Devon: ibid.
1764. Married — Richard Shute and Ann Nightingale: St. George, Hanover Square.
(a) Local, 'at the Shut' or Shoot, a West-country surname. 'Shut, a narrow street. West' (Halliwell). 'Shott, a nook, an angle, a field, a plot of land; v. Carlisle's Account of Charities.' (Halliwell). Hence Aldershot, Cockshott.
Robert atte Shoete, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Simon atte Sheote, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
William atte Shote, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Walter atte Shotte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. the son of Schet'; v. Skeate.
Walter Scheat, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1724. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. John Sheat: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) 1 Swift, Quick, Alert [O.E .scéot] 2 Dweller at a Corner or Projection [Old English scéat(a] (rarely) 3 Shooter, Archer [Old English scýtta] Cp. Skeat(e.
A parish in Devonshire, which was the residence of the family in the last century.
Local. From the castle of Shute, in Normandy, France.
Richard Saete, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert Seyot, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
The Shutes of Gillingham bear the name of an old Devonshire family and of a Devonshire parish.
Sheat Demographics
Average Sheat Salary in
United States
$37,480 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sheat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheat (Marathi: शेत) is most common in New Zealand. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheat? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 933,049th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Sheat are found; 74 percent are found in Australasia and 74 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,350,955th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 54 people.
The surname is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 22,755. In New Zealand it is most frequent in: Canterbury Region, where 33 percent reside, Otago Region, where 20 percent reside and Southland Region, where 13 percent reside. Barring New Zealand Sheat is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Sheat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sheat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sheat last name increased 463 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sheat Last Name Statistics demography
Sheat earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $37,480 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheat in the Marathi language | ||
| शेत | seta | - |
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