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

The last name Sheills is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sheills click here.

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

This last name is the 3,141,416^th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Sheills occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Sheills reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

Sheills is most common in England, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England Sheills is most common in: Merseyside, where 38 percent are found, Somerset, where 24 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 24 percent are found. Besides England Sheills is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 38 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Sheills Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sheills has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sheills last name grew 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheills Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (77%) in Ireland.