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 held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shemeld.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemeld? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,058,336th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name Shemeld 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 last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 406,701. In England Shemeld is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 72 percent live, Hampshire, where 5 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 4 percent live. Excluding England Shemeld exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Shemeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shemeld has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Shemeld last name grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 838 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shemeld Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shemeld last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shemeld are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political 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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