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

The last name Shields (Arabic: شيلدز) occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shields.

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

This surname is the 5,732^nd most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 73,853 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Shields are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shields is also the 443,564^th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 382 people.

Shields is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 67,133 people, or 1 in 5,399. In The United States Shields is most prevalent in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 107 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Shields Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shields has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 475 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 28 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 683 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shields Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shields surname is predominantly Catholic (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shields are 10.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Shields earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.37% more than the national average, earning 475,401 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.47% more than the national average, earning R 319,548 per year; in United States they earn 0.04% less than the national average, earning $43,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,082 CAD per year.