Sheperdson Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Sheperdson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheperdson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Sheperdson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheperdson occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheperdson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Sheperdson reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sheperdson is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,499,761. In Australia Sheperdson is most numerous in: Queensland, where 44 percent live, South Australia, where 33 percent live and New South Wales, where 6 percent live. Aside from Australia Sheperdson is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and England, where 25 percent live.

Sheperdson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sheperdson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheperdson surname contracted 58 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheperdson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sheperdson last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sheperdson earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $56,925 USD per year.

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Sheperdson Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sheperdson
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