Sheild Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sheild Surname Definition:

= Shield, q.v.

Sheild Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Sheild (37) may also be a first name.

Sheild Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Shield, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A family of Sheild or Sheale held land in the Hexham division in 1663 (H.). The present Shields are still to be found in Hexham.

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

Sheild Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheild is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheild? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sheild is the 883,255th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname Sheild is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Sheild live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sheild is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 37 people.

Sheild is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 2,704,917. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 10 percent are found and Minnesota, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 30 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Sheild Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sheild has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 114 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheild Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sheild are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Sheild earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.69% less than the national average, earning $36,380 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheilds922,277/
Scheild9211/
Sheilld920/
Sheil912,675/
Shild91127/
Sheld9160/
Seild912/
Scheilds861/
Sheields861/
Sheiilds861/
Shield836,006/
Scheil832,090/
Sheill83216/
Shildt83216/
Sheile83196/
Sheldt8390/
Shilds8339/
Sheldh8338/
Shelds8320/
Shejil8319/
Sheilh8316/
Shildz835/
Saheil834/
Shetil833/
Sheyil833/
Sheeld832/
Shaild832/
Seilds832/
Sheiel832/
Sheial831/
Shesil831/
Sheitl831/
Sheald830/
Shil80170,628/
Shel802,461/
Seil801,858/
Schield77792/
Scheitl7758/
Scheiel7733/
Scheeld7724/
Shieldd7721/
Schoeld7718/
Sheitel779/
Shieldt773/
Shealds772/
Scheisl771/
Shejile771/
Shailed771/
Scheill771/
Shaheil771/
Scheiul771/
Shelled771/
Sheilhe771/
Sheihul771/
Sheelds770/
Shildts770/
Shildtz770/
Shielld770/
Schesil770/
Shillds770/
Sheisel770/
Scheilt770/
Cheilds770/
Shill7328,633/
Shell7320,926/
Sheel7312,626/
Shiel733,844/
Shail733,487/
Shele732,073/
Shile731,610/
Shoel731,203/
Seile73917/
Shelp73790/
Seitl73619/
Seçil73472/
Shuel73376/
Shilp73342/
Seisl73335/
Shilt73326/
Shelt73302/
Sheal73212/
Shoil73209/
Shald73191/
Shitl73112/
Sejil73110/
Sesil7375/
Shael7365/
Setil7345/
Seyil7344/
Cheil7334/
Sheul7332/
Secil7323/
Sheyl7315/
Shelh7314/
Shiol7312/
Siled7312/
Shilh7311/
Seill7310/
Shehl739/
Shuil736/
Seilø736/
Shhil735/
Seiol734/
Sueld734/
Seiel733/
Seihl732/
Shhel732/
Seuil732/
Seial732/
Shyel731/
Shesl731/
Shetl731/
Seilh731/
Saild731/
Seilt731/
Shihl731/
Szeil731/
S'Hil731/
Sceil731/
Sahld731/
Soild730/
Seald730/
Schieldt7171/
Sheilova7122/
Sheldova717/
Shildova712/
Sahields711/
Scheicel711/
Scheiltz711/
Shaields711/
Scheihll711/
D'Shield711/
Seiteldt710/
Scheiltt710/
Scheisel710/
Shoields710/
Schoeldt710/
Schoield710/
Sheilett710/
Scheel6718,843/
Shawel679,813/
Schiel675,720/
Shatil673,375/
Shejal673,180/
Shaile671,676/
Shiell671,493/
Sichel671,483/
Shejol671,241/
Shilts671,180/
Schuil671,053/
Sechel67930/
Schoel67852/
Shelte67709/
Sohial67665/
Seitel67644/
Schael67617/
Shelle67571/
Sheule67543/
Seille67526/
Scheul67432/
Sahial67410/
Shiyal67337/
Shiltz67335/
Shuell67298/
Shoell67280/
Sheele67278/
Shajil67231/
Shelts67194/
Sahail67162/
Sahiol67136/
Scheichel67110/
Søhoel6799/
Shoile6792/
Seiltz6789/
Shytel6787/
Shille6780/
Shijil6772/
Shatel6768/
Sachel6761/
Shailh6753/
Should6749/
Shajel6748/
Schuel6746/
Shaill6743/
Seilhe6743/
Shigli6741/
Shoial6738/
Seisel6736/
Suhial6733/
Chesil6730/
Sychel6729/
Showel6728/
Shijol6728/
Seyile6724/
Sheall6722/
Selled6721/
Sahgel6720/
Shilte6720/
Shasel6720/
Shhele6720/
Sichil6719/
Shitel6715/
Shehal6714/
Schetl6714/
Sealed6714/
Sachil6713/
Shisel6712/
Shouel6712/
Sheale6711/
Shayel6711/
Sceuil6711/
Shasil6710/
Sheyal678/
Schail677/
Sehgil677/
Shaial677/
Sahgil677/
Sheell676/
Chaild676/
Shuyel676/
Sessil676/
Chetil676/
Scheyl676/
Shoyel675/
Shisil675/
Silled675/
Sheull675/
Seilet675/
Sheehl675/
Schilh675/
Shitil674/
Shetel674/
Shejel674/
Shayil674/
Cheile674/
Schoil674/
Shyjil673/
Shhail673/
Suihel673/
Sheelt673/
Sehtel673/
Shujel673/
Seiile673/
Sheelh673/
Shysel673/
Scheal672/
Shelhe672/
Seicel672/
Seieel672/
Saihel672/
Sahjil672/
Schelh672/
Shijal672/
Seihal672/
Shaail672/
Soihil672/
Søhald672/
Cesild672/
Sahiul671/
Sahjel671/
Sailed671/
Cecild671/
Sceisl671/
Schhil671/
Shoiel671/
Shiolh671/
Sheyel671/
Shhill671/
Shicil671/
Shielh671/
Shielt671/
Shelth671/
Sealds671/
Seeial671/
Seioul671/
Shauld671/
Shailp671/
Sheasl671/
Ssheel671/
Shuile671/
Shelll671/
Schhel671/
Shseel671/
Suhgil671/
Shheel671/
Shesel671/
Sheysl671/
Shejll671/
Sihiel671/
S'Hail671/
Scheilová671/
Seihel671/
Seioel671/
Settil671/
Shhile671/
Sehiol671/
Siesil671/
Sheetl671/
Shauel670/
Shieal670/
Sheilette670/
Sheuel670/
Schald670/
Cheill670/
Shelpp670/
Shaiol670/
Shalds670/
Scehel670/
Shuelt670/
Jshell670/
Seihll670/
Shellt670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sheild
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