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

The last name Sheppard (Russian: Шеппард) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 6,084^th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 78,399 people. The last name Sheppard occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Sheppard are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 316,970^th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 682 people.

The surname Sheppard is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 48,735 people, or 1 in 7,437. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Sheppard exists in 111 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Sheppard Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sheppard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheppard surname rose 663 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 470 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 478 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 104 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sheppard Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sheppard last name is principally Catholic (47%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sheppard surname are 12.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Sheppard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.47% less than the national average, earning 341,008 kr per year; in Peru they earn 637.2% more than the national average, earning S/. 142,906 per year; in South Africa they earn 144.71% more than the national average, earning R 581,532 per year; in United States they earn 6.21% less than the national average, earning $40,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $48,829 CAD per year.