Shieldss Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Shieldss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shieldss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Shieldss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shieldss is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shieldss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Shieldss is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Shieldss live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Shieldss is most numerous in Scotland, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,676,908. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: City of Edinburgh, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Scotland this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Shieldss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shieldss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shieldss surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shields9398,677/
Schields88305/
Shiellds886/
Jshields882/
Sshields882/
Shieldds881/
Shaields881/
Sheields881/
Sahields881/
Shoields880/
Shield866,006/
Sields8666/
Shilds8639/
Shelds8620/
Sheilds802,277/
Schield80792/
Shieldd8021/
Chields805/
Shieldz803/
Shieldt803/
Shealds802/
Shıelds801/
Shoelds801/
Shielts801/
Shielzs801/
Shaelds801/
Shildts800/
Shielld800/
Sheelds800/
Shiolds800/
Shillds800/
Sield7721/
Schieldt7571/
Scheilds751/
Sheileds751/
D'Shield751/
Sheiilds751/
Shilts711,180/
Shelts71194/
Shildz715/
Seilds712/
Sielts712/
Chield712/
Sealds711/
Shielt711/
Saelds711/
Shulds711/
Sihild710/
Shultss6713/
Shoulds6712/
Schjeldsøe6712/
Chieldt676/
Schulds675/
Schielt675/
Chailds673/
Sheelts671/
Cehilds671/
Cheilds670/
Shieltz670/
Shildtz670/
Sheults670/
Chealds670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shieldss
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