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

Shelds occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 4,427,875^th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Shelds is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Shelds are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent reside, Nevada, where 13 percent reside and North Carolina, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Shelds Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shelds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shelds surname contracted 69 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shelds Last Name Statistics ^demography

Shelds earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.