Shellshear Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Shellshear Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shellshear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1101:245,41522,739
United States381:9,538,393399,091
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shellshear Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shellshear Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shellshear has its highest incidence in Australia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shellshear? popularity and diffusion

Shellshear is the 1,276,805th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Shellshear live; 61 percent live in Australasia and 61 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 245,415. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 55 percent are found, Queensland, where 43 percent are found and South Australia, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Australia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Shellshear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shellshear has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shellshear surname increased 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shellshear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shellshear surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Shellshear earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.45% more than the national average, earning $58,875 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shellshear
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