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Where Does The Last Name Shedden Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shedden is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shedden? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 156,819^th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,611,088 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Shedden are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Shedden is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 726 people, or 1 in 499,255. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent reside and Scotland, where 16 percent reside.

Shedden Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shedden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shedden last name increased 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 399 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shedden Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shedden surname are 11.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.11% registered with the party.

The amount Shedden earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 34.89% more than the national average, earning R 320,556 per year; in United States they earn 3.1% more than the national average, earning $44,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.25% more than the national average, earning $56,762 CAD per year.