Sheils Surname
Approximately 2,658 people bear this surname
Sheils Surname Definition:
= Shiels, q.v.
Sheils Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 839 | 1:432,013 | 37,252 |
| Ireland | 754 | 1:6,245 | 955 |
| England | 426 | 1:130,794 | 12,949 |
| Australia | 311 | 1:86,803 | 10,027 |
| Canada | 110 | 1:334,960 | 30,494 |
| Northern Ireland | 87 | 1:21,207 | 2,507 |
| Scotland | 70 | 1:76,483 | 5,732 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,014 | 1:4,369 | 751 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 90 | 1:270,837 | 19,067 |
| Scotland | 83 | 1:45,099 | 3,253 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 98 | 1:512,436 | 35,831 |
Sheils (41) may also be a first name.
Sheils Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Shiels, q.v.
North and South Shields, cos. Northumberland and Durham.
Sheils Demographics
Average Male Sheils Height
176.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sheils Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheils Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheils (Marathi: शेईलस) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheils? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 163,411th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,741,740 people. Sheils is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Sheils are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 839 people, or 1 in 432,013. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 16 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 28 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.
Sheils Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sheils has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheils surname rose 856 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 26 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 473 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sheils Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sheils last name is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheils Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheils in the Marathi language | ||
| शेईलस | se'ilasa | - |
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Sheils 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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