Sheriffs Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sheriffs Surname Definition:

Offic. 'the Sheriff'; v. Shreeve.

Robert le Shirreve, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lena le Shireve, Suffolk, ibid.

John Schiref, Northumberland, ibid.

Thomas Shurreve, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Sheriffs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Scotland251:214,15311,205
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Wales41:773,63329,106
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland761:49,2533,418
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Sheriffs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Offic. 'the Sheriff'; v. Shreeve.

Robert le Shirreve, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lena le Shireve, Suffolk, ibid.

John Schiref, Northumberland, ibid.

Thomas Shurreve, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Schyref, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.'

Thomas le Shirreve. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

1786. Married — Alex. Sherriff and Mary Chilcott: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Sheriffs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheriffs is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sheriffs.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheriffs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sheriffs is the 1,955,159th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Sheriffs live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Sheriffs is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States Sheriffs is most common in: Florida, where 61 percent reside, New Jersey, where 10 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 27 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Sheriffs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sheriffs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sheriffs surname grew 194 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheriffs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sheriffs surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90% registered with the political party.

The amount Sheriffs earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.81% less than the national average, earning $33,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $54,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherriffs94545/
Sheriff93131,958/
Sherifs932/
Sherriff886,792/
Sheriffe88230/
Scheriff88227/
Sherieff88116/
Sheariff886/
Sherifff886/
Sherrifs885/
Sheraiff885/
Sheeriff882/
Shheriff882/
Shereiff881/
Sheroiff881/
Sheiriff881/
Sherif86317,300/
Seriff86158/
Sherriffe82125/
Shirriffs8238/
Sherrieff8211/
Sherreiff822/
Sharriffs821/
Scherriff821/
Sherreffs820/
Sherief806,833/
Sherife801,490/
Shereif801,236/
Sherrif80972/
Sheraif80240/
Cheriff80188/
Shereff8095/
Shiriff8038/
Sheerif8015/
Scherif8013/
Shearif8011/
Sheyrif808/
Sharifs806/
Seeriff806/
Sgeriff806/
Sherift805/
Sheirif805/
Sceriff802/
Sehriff802/
Shherif801/
Sereiff801/
Sieriff801/
Sherifh801/
Sergiff801/
Sheryff801/
Shetrif801/
Shehrif801/
Seroifs800/
Serriff800/
Shirrieffs781/
Serif771,394/
Shirriff75161/
Cheriffe7518/
Sherrief7517/
Sherrife7516/
Sherifhe7510/
Scherief755/
Sherreff753/
Scherrif752/
Shireffs751/
Schereff751/
Sherrisf751/
Shearift751/
Sheireff751/
Shereeff751/
Sheeryff751/
Shiriffe751/
Cherif71140,757/
Sheref715,889/
Sherifova71630/
Shirreffs71453/
Shirif71268/
Sherib71227/
Sereff7134/
Serife7132/
Sheryf7112/
Serief715/
Serrif715/
Sheriv714/
Serift713/
Şeriff711/
Sierif711/
Shärif711/
Scerif711/
Shereef679,075/
Sheriev671,501/
Chiriff67288/
Shireff67151/
Cheraif67115/
Cherife67114/
Cheirif6772/
Sergeff6725/
Chereif6719/
Sherefe6716/
Cherrif6714/
Shairif679/
Sheriow675/
Sheriph673/
Shitrif673/
Seerift673/
Shirrif672/
Shereft672/
Cheruif672/
Shirife672/
Cheriws671/
Shereiv671/
Sharifz671/
Sehreff671/
Sheeref671/
Serieyf671/
Chériff671/
Cheïrif671/
Sheiref671/
Sherryf671/
Cheerif671/
Scherib671/
Shirief671/
Sherrib670/
Shirefs670/
Serrief670/
Ceeriff670/

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