Sheather Surname
Approximately 2,076 people bear this surname
Sheather Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the sheather,' a maker of sword-slips; v. Swordslipper, also a Yorkshire name. 'Schedare or schethare, vaginarius': Promptorium Parvulorum.
Henry le Schether, 31 Edward I: Freemen of York.
Read More About This SurnameSheather Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,849 | 1:14,600 | 2,068 |
| England | 139 | 1:400,849 | 27,632 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 151 | 1:161,426 | 13,927 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Sheather Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the sheather,' a maker of sword-slips; v. Swordslipper, also a Yorkshire name. 'Schedare or schethare, vaginarius': Promptorium Parvulorum.
Henry le Schether, 31 Edward I: Freemen of York.
John Schether, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Johannes de Breres, shether, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Schether, 1379: ibid.
Johanna Shether, 1379: ibid.
Thomas Schether, 1379: ibid.
(English) Sheath-Maker [Middle English shether, schether; Middle English shethe, schethe, Old English scéaþ, a sheath, with the agential suff. -er, Old English -ere]
A maker of sheaths or scabbards.
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Sheather Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheather Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheather is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sheather.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheather? popularity and diffusion
It is the 200,920th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,510,379 people. The last name Sheather occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Sheather live; 90 percent live in Australasia and 90 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname Sheather is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 1,849 people, or 1 in 14,600. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 69 percent live, Queensland, where 18 percent live and Victoria, where 8 percent live. Barring Australia this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Sheather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sheather has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sheather surname declined 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sheather Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sheather last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.91% being registered with the party.
The amount Sheather earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $46,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.52% more than the national average, earning $59,379 CAD per year.
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