Shewey Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shewey Surname User-submission:

The Shewey surname comes from an Old English (Anglo-Saxon) nickname for both Stewart and Edward. It is related to the word sheweth, as well as Steward, meaning 'to lead' or 'to show'. It is of Scottish and English variant.

Shewey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4301:842,92864,333
England111:5,065,278148,650
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Shewey Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Shewey surname comes from an Old English (Anglo-Saxon) nickname for both Stewart and Edward. It is related to the word sheweth, as well as Steward, meaning 'to lead' or 'to show'. It is of Scottish and English variant.

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Shewey (and variants) are surnames originating in France (spelled Jouy). The meaning is believed to be 'one who is from Jouy'. Jouy-en-Josas is a commune is France.

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Shewey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shewey is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shewey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shewey? popularity and diffusion

Shewey is the 674,066th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Shewey are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Shewey is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 430 people, or 1 in 842,928. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 18 percent are found, Washington, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.

Shewey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shewey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shewey last name rose 538 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shewey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shewey surname are 4.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.35% being registered to vote for the party.

Shewey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $47,574 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shewehy924/
Schewey921/
Sewey9118/
Shewe9113/
Shewy915/
Schewe836,360/
Sheway831,774/
Seweya83204/
Chewey83129/
Shevey8393/
Shewhe8333/
Shebey8329/
Shewye8317/
Shawey8314/
Seweey8313/
Seweye8312/
Sheevy839/
Shiewe835/
Sheeby834/
Showey833/
Shoewe832/
Shewei832/
Shewae831/
Seweys831/
Sheawy831/
Schewy831/
Seweyi831/
Shewoe831/
Sheywe831/
Sheswe831/
Sheiwe831/
Shiwey831/
Scewey830/
Sewe803,384/
Sewy801/
Shewaye77147,153/
Schiewe772,524/
Shewaya771,611/
Scheiwe771,049/
Schoewe77420/
Shewiyo77323/
Scheewe77240/
Schaewe77100/
Sheweji7778/
Shewayi7749/
Schewer7734/
Schevey7732/
Schewee7726/
Schewes7720/
Schiewy7713/
Shaweya778/
Shebeya776/
Sihweya775/
Shiweya773/
Showeye773/
Cheweye772/
Cheswey771/
Cheweya771/
Shewesh771/
Shehwez771/
Sheweah771/
Shewuya771/
Shewoyi771/
Shewayo771/
Shewahy771/
Showeya771/
Shewett770/
Schewed770/
Sheavey770/
Shoeway770/
Sheebey770/
Chewe7343,331/
Shawy7315,911/
Shewa7311,751/
Siewe736,703/
Shebe732,369/
Shawe731,975/
Sawey731,183/
Sevey73703/
Showe73460/
Sejwe73233/
Seeby73199/
Shiwe73116/
Szewe73109/
Shevy73106/
Saewe73101/
Sheby7398/
Sebey7384/
Sheve7366/
Sohwe7345/
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Sewei7334/
Chewy7331/
Zewey7328/
Seewe7325/
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Seweh7314/
Sowey7311/
Showy7311/
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Seway738/
Shewi736/
Sahwe734/
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Seawe731/
Scheiwer7160/
Scheweer7126/
Shewayie7125/
Shiveeya713/
Sheweish712/
Schoewee711/
Scheweit711/
Schewaie711/
Scheweis711/
Sheeweez711/
Scheiway710/
Seavey672,914/
Sheeba672,189/
Siweya672,126/
Scheve671,330/
Sewaye671,288/
Seweje67931/
Schiwy67901/
Schawe67770/
Shevet67490/
Schowe67483/
Shever67373/
Shetve67313/
Sebeya67301/
Sheybi67265/
Schöwe67218/
Saweya67199/
Shahwe67188/
Sewejo67168/
Sewaya67164/
Cheywe67139/
Shewio67138/
Sheeva67135/
Sheive67124/
Shewai67109/
Siewes67101/
Schiwe6796/
Sehwhy6794/
Shiwei6786/
Saewue6780/
Seveyo6776/
Seiwei6773/
Shawei6773/
Shivey6771/
Shavey6771/
Chevey6769/
Seiwed6762/
Schewa6750/
Sheibe6744/
Shaway6742/
Sewett6737/
Seaway6736/
Scheby6736/
Seweah6736/
Chewea6736/
Shovey6733/
Sheves6733/
Sewoyo6733/
Shebay6730/
Shibee6730/
Sewayi6730/
Cheway6729/
Schebe6728/
Saewee6728/
Siweye6727/
Shewayish6726/
Sewhoy6725/
Shehwa6725/
Sievey6724/
Sebeey6722/
Shajwe6721/
Shewah6720/
Sheboy6718/
Sahawe6718/
Seveya6717/
Sheybe6716/
Seywed6715/
Sehway6713/
Seiway6712/
Schäwe6712/
Sheyve6711/
Shohwe6711/
Sewoue6711/
Sebeye6710/
Seweji6710/
Sebeyo6710/
Sewhee6710/
Sheyva679/
Shieve679/
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Sheviy679/
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Cheweu679/
Sewaje678/
Shuiwe678/
Shewap678/
Seweua677/
Sehweh677/
Sawhey676/
Shebea676/
Sewahy676/
Seewee676/
Shaawe676/
Shewua676/
Sheveh676/
Sewiya675/
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Shavee675/
Chewei675/
Szoewe675/
Saweye675/
Seebay675/
Seabey674/
Schevy674/
Sheeve674/
Scheeweis674/
Soweye674/
Showay674/
Sheved674/
Sheebe674/
Shaw'y674/
Sheave673/
Seeboy673/
Sheebi673/
Seewei673/
Shaweh673/
Sieweu673/
Shewou673/
Sheewa673/
Saewei673/
Seevey672/
Shevae672/
Shiewi672/
Sheavy672/
Sheawa672/
Seawie672/
Chewez672/
Shewayhat672/
Sheyba672/
Shebee672/
Sieway672/
Seweed672/
Seweja672/
Saweyo672/
Seswei672/
Shawee672/
Siweyo672/
Sechwe672/
Shewad672/
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Saewuy672/
Shewaj671/
Sahwej671/
Scewes671/
Schawy671/
Savhee671/
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Sheiwi671/
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Cheevy670/
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Sheaby670/
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Seebey670/
Scheiwetz670/
Sewyth670/

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