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

The surname Sheffield (Arabic: شفلد) is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 18,158^th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 239,832 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Sheffield live; 87 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 477,199^th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 336 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 25,432 people, or 1 in 14,252. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 17 percent live, Georgia, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Sheffield Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sheffield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sheffield last name grew 840 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 780 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 940 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 64 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sheffield Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sheffield last name are 18.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sheffield earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.87% more than the national average, earning R 318,120 per year; in United States they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning $41,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% less than the national average, earning $49,540 CAD per year.