Sheath Surname

307,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Sheath 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.

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Sheath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8951:62,2557,326
Australia1051:257,10223,526
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Wales111:281,32115,850
France81:8,302,840321,660
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4901:49,7466,083
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Sheath 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.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Sheath.' Possibly a bubbling spring of salt water. 'Sheath, a fountain of salt water' (Halliwell). But more probably the name attached to some chasm in the rocks resembling the scabbard, or sheath of a knife or sword.

Humfrey de la Shethe, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1747. Married — Thomas Carpenter and Esther Sheath: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1785. John Taylor and Sarah Sheath: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) a palatal form of Seath,1 q.v.

Cp. ‘sheath, a salt-water fountain.’—T. Wright, Prov. Dict., p. 846.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A fountain of salt water. Halliwell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A parish in Devonshire, which was the residence of the family in the last century.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From the castle of Shute, in Normandy, France.

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

The Shutes of Gillingham bear the name of an old Devonshire family and of a Devonshire parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sheath Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheath is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheath? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sheath is the 307,971st most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 5,944,165 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Sheath reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Sheath is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 895 people, or 1 in 62,255. In England Sheath is most common in: Hampshire, where 34 percent are found, Isle of Wight, where 15 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Beside England this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.

Sheath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sheath has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sheath surname rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 14 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sheath Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sheath surname is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sheath surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sheath earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.47% more than the national average, earning R 326,676 per year; in United States they earn 38.62% more than the national average, earning $59,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $50,800 CAD per year.

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Sheth9138,646/
Seath911,671/
Shath91509/
Sheat91282/
Sheejath861/
Shaath834,887/
Shathe832,386/
Sheats831,899/
Shethe83627/
Shehat83219/
Shaith8373/
Schath8348/
Sheith8337/
Sheuat8333/
Sahath8330/
Sheeth8321/
Shaeth8311/
Sheate838/
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Seateh835/
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Shejat832/
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Shetch831/
Shehth831/
Shyeth831/
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Shatsh831/
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Scheat830/
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Seth80205,576/
Shet807,611/
Shat802,931/
Sath801,755/
Seat801,456/
Shujath77642/
Sha'ath77366/
Schueth77218/
Shaouth77195/
Shehate77188/
Shajith7791/
Schaath7739/
Sheythe7723/
Shayuth7711/
Schauth7710/
Shiyath7710/
Scheuat777/
Scheatz775/
Shathsh774/
Shajath772/
Shahath772/
Schieth772/
Schatch772/
Saahath771/
Scheatt771/
Scheuth771/
Shshath771/
Seehath771/
Shatthe771/
Schasth771/
Shaatch771/
Shhasth771/
Shouath771/
Sahaath771/
Scheiat771/
Sheheat771/
Sheidth771/
Sheeths770/
Scheith770/
Scheats770/
Sheatts770/
Sathe7398,262/
Sheet7331,298/
Shete7313,662/
Shaat7311,988/
Sahat737,261/
Shahd734,390/
Shead733,803/
Shats732,970/
Sehat732,274/
Seith731,862/
Saith731,531/
Seate731,418/
Shate731,333/
Schat731,106/
Seats731,049/
Cheat73758/
Shadt73548/
Shait73466/
Shith73455/
Shaut73450/
Shadh73227/
Sahth73213/
Shast73211/
Shest73208/
Saath73189/
Seeth73176/
Schet73146/
Shhat73124/
Seyat73105/
Shatt73101/
Sauth7399/
Sedth7399/
Shets7397/
Sieth7397/
Shedh7386/
Sejat7365/
Seatz7364/
Satch7359/
Shaht7356/
Shett7347/
Øseth7346/
Seyth7342/
Shuet7332/
Åseth7328/
Satıh7324/
Seuth7311/
Sathh7311/
Setth7310/
Sheut739/
Shayt739/
Sethh738/
Sheyt738/
Satth738/
Shoet737/
Shiet737/
Seths736/
Shaet736/
Sayth735/
Shedt734/
Zeath734/
Shehd734/
Seatt733/
Shatd733/
Seiat733/
Sheit732/
Setht732/
Ceath731/
Sadth731/
Saths731/
Hseth731/
Shget731/
Seadh731/
Seast731/
Shatp731/
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Hzeth731/
Shezt731/
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Sjeth730/
Scheithe71181/
Sheejith7117/
Sheththe7113/
Scheidth712/
Sahajith711/
Scheatte711/
Shaujath711/
Shahaath711/
Shachhth711/
Shajithe711/
Scheutch710/
Scheyith710/
Sat67127,112/
Shette6746,756/
Set6738,928/
Shahat6729,783/
Sheets6728,489/
Shahad677,328/
Sajith675,367/
Schadt674,137/
Shouth671,665/
Schatt671,520/
Chathe671,301/
Schaut671,264/
Scheit671,118/
Schett67922/
Shujat67873/
Schets67755/
Sajath67598/
Siyath67535/
Schetz67508/
Shatts67364/
Schats67325/
Sceats67273/
Sheitt67200/
Shayat67197/
Shaydt67188/
Shahud67185/
Scheet67160/
Shesht67156/
Chatth67147/
Håseth67140/
Sheads67120/
Schait67119/
Shehad67119/
Shatte67112/
Schaat67103/
Sujath6783/
Øxseth6775/
Saihat6774/
Saathe6770/
Seatts6769/
Soihet6764/
Shaihd6763/
Sheydt6757/
Suhiat6754/
Schyth6751/
Sheete6748/
Schatp6747/
Suhyat6745/
Shuett6745/
Shecht6745/
Shayet6745/
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Schiet6742/
Shaist6740/
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Schest6736/
Shaidt6734/
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Seyhat6731/
Chethe6730/
Shasht6730/
Schaet6728/
Shejad6728/
Sheyad6726/
Sheitz6724/
Shetts6722/
Schuet6722/
Sayuth6722/
Sahadt6721/
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Shiedt6721/
Shajat6721/
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Chheat6719/
Sheead6717/
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