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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 appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

Sheilds is the 186,039^th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,200,503 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Sheilds reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sheilds is also the 2,523,061^st most prevalent first name globally It is held by 19 people.

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

Sheilds Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sheilds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheilds surname grew 148 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheilds Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Sheilds surname are 1.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.72% registered with the political 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.