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Where Does The Last Name Shepherd Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shepherd (Hindi: शैफर्ड) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shepherd? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 3,839^th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,001 people. The last name Shepherd occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Shepherd are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 26,272^nd most frequent given name on earth, held by 32,371 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 75,858 people, or 1 in 4,778. In The United States Shepherd is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 131 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Shepherd Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Shepherd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shepherd last name expanded 572 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 409 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 69 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shepherd Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shepherd surname are 18.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Shepherd earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.71% more than the national average, earning 452,373 kr per year; in Peru they earn 388.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 94,619 per year; in South Africa they earn 63.49% more than the national average, earning R 388,512 per year; in United States they earn 5.03% less than the national average, earning $40,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $53,147 CAD per year.