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

Sheils (Marathi: शेईलस) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sheils.

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

This last name is the 163,411^th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,741,740 people. Sheils occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Sheils live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. Sheils is also the 1,590,275^th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 41 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 839 people, or 1 in 432,013. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 16 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 28 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Sheils Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sheils has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheils last name increased 856 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 26 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 473 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheils Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sheils last name are 0.26000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sheils earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.2% more than the national average, earning $52,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning $49,864 CAD per year.