Sheean Surname
Approximately 569 people bear this surname
Sheean Surname Definition:
(Celtic) 1 the Irish Séadhachan = Wise, Courteous [Irish séadhach (dh mute) + the diminutive suff. -án] 2 the Irish Sidheachan = Wolf [Irish sidheach (dh mute) + the diminutive suff. -án]
Sheean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 340 | 1:79,399 | 9,249 |
| United States | 177 | 1:2,047,791 | 130,814 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 31 | 1:142,899 | 7,868 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 530 | 1:94,752 | 9,691 |
Sheean (26) may also be a first name.
Sheean Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) 1 the Irish Séadhachan = Wise, Courteous [Irish séadhach (dh mute) + the diminutive suff. -án] 2 the Irish Sidheachan = Wolf [Irish sidheach (dh mute) + the diminutive suff. -án]
Sheean Demographics
Sheean Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sheean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheean Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheean has its highest incidence in Australia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheean? popularity and diffusion
Sheean is the 558,412th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 12,807,638 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Sheean live; 60 percent live in Australasia and 60 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 26 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 79,399. In Australia Sheean is most numerous in: Victoria, where 53 percent live, Northern Territory, where 21 percent live and New South Wales, where 9 percent live. Other than Australia this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Ireland, where 3 percent live.
Sheean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sheean has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sheean last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 45 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sheean Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Sheean surname is chiefly Catholic (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sheean last name are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.26% being registered with the political party.
Sheean earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.66% more than the national average, earning $48,181 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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