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

Shieds has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Shieds is the 6,723,624^th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Shieds reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Shieds is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 100 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Shieds Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Shieds has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shieds Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shieds last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.