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

The surname Sheilds is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 186,039^th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,200,503 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Sheilds live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061^st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,391 people, or 1 in 260,574. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Sheilds Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sheilds has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 148 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheilds Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sheilds last name is primarily Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sheilds last name are 1.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sheilds earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.67% less than the national average, earning $37,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.45% less than the national average, earning $48,963 CAD per year.