Shemeld Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shemeld Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Schwanhilde' or Svanhild, a favourite Scandinavian personal name. There can scarcely be a doubt that this is a modified form.

Adam Schemylde, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Shemeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:406,70127,895
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Australia291:930,88655,860
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Shemeld Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Schwanhilde' or Svanhild, a favourite Scandinavian personal name. There can scarcely be a doubt that this is a modified form.

Adam Schemylde, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Schemylde, smyth, 1379: ibid.

1771. Married — Hugh Ellis and Sarah Shimeld: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Found in Yorkshire in the 14th cent. as Schemylde, is prob. Scandinavian with the second element the common fem. component hild, ‘battle,’ ‘war’: the first element is rather Old Norse hjálm-r, helm(et (v. under Shelmerdine) than a palatalized form of Old Norse skálm, ‘sword.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shemeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shemeld is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shemeld click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemeld? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,058,336th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Shemeld are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 406,701. In England Shemeld is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 72 percent reside, Hampshire, where 5 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Shemeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shemeld has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 151 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 838 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shemeld Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shemeld last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

Shemeld earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.7% less than the national average, earning $26,883 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shemmeld9348/
Shemelds939/
Shemel92204/
Shemld921/
Shemmelds888/
Schemel862,239/
Shimeld86129/
Shemuel8672/
Shemeel8616/
Shemell8610/
Shemoel867/
Shemmel866/
Shemael863/
Shemiel862/
Semel831,210/
Sheml831/
Schemmel802,869/
Shchemel80154/
Schiemel8077/
Shemmell8047/
Schemiel8020/
Schemoel807/
Schemehl805/
Shimield803/
Schemell803/
Shimelds801/
Shcemmel801/
Shemuell801/
Shimmeld800/
Schimeld800/
Schemelt800/
Semoel771,520/
Semmel771,435/
Chemel771,269/
Shimel77844/
Semuel77557/
Seumel77117/
Seimel77104/
Sehmel7791/
Shemil7779/
Seemel7757/
Semael7740/
Semeel7739/
Szemel7735/
Shymel7714/
Siemel7711/
Semeul778/
Semiel774/
Shemyl774/
Shemll772/
Semell772/
Scemel770/
Scheml770/
Shemelova75286/
Shimmield7522/
Schemmell7516/
Schemmiel750/
Seml737/
Shimmel71887/
Shemilt71785/
Schimel71585/
Shimell71377/
Szemiel71177/
Chemell7148/
Shimael7137/
Shimelt7114/
Seamuel7110/
Chesmel718/
Shimeel718/
Schämel715/
Shymell713/
Seumuel713/
Shimuel713/
Seemele713/
Semmell712/
Szemmel712/
Shemill711/
Schemhl711/
Semmuel711/
Siemiel711/
Shimoel711/
Seemeel711/
Chemled711/
Seimele711/
Seameul710/
Shimild710/
Seamell710/
Schemml710/
Seammel710/
Schimmel6712,453/
Simel673,731/
Zemel671,596/
Semil67352/
Semelová67195/
Cemel67155/
Shimmell67112/
Seiml6752/
Shchemyl6724/
Sämel679/
Schimild677/
Schimell675/
Sieml672/
Semelova672/
Schimael671/
Schimuel671/
Sehml671/
Shaimuel671/
Symel671/
Schimiel671/
Schämmel671/
Sémel671/
Sjeamuel671/
Seeml671/
Seammell670/
Shaimell670/
Schimelt670/
Schemltz670/
Shemiolt670/

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