Shemmings Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shemmings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shemmings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:687,87739,238
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Shemmings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shemmings is found most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemmings? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shemmings is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Shemmings occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Shemmings reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Shemmings is most common in England, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 687,877. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 47 percent are found, Greater London, where 20 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent are found. Besides England it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 1 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

Shemmings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shemmings has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Shemmings last name increased 368 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Shemmings
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