Sheild Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Sheild Surname Definition:
= Shield, q.v.
Sheild Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 134 | 1:2,704,917 | 162,137 |
| New Zealand | 93 | 1:48,692 | 7,903 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 118 | 1:425,582 | 31,158 |
Sheild (37) may also be a first name.
Sheild Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Shield, q.v.
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.
Sheild Demographics
Average Sheild Salary in
United States
$36,380 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sheild Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheild Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheild is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheild? popularity and diffusion
It is the 883,255th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Sheild are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 37 people.
Sheild is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 2,704,917. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Wisconsin, where 10 percent live and Minnesota, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States Sheild is found in 13 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 30 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.
Sheild Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sheild has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sheild surname rose 114 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sheild Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sheild are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being 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.
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Sheild Reference & Research
Shields FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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