Shiells Surname

261,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Shiells Surname Definition:

North and South Shields, cos. Northumberland and Durham.

Shiells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia8011:33,7024,444
England1841:302,81622,992
Scotland1531:34,9923,430
Canada1391:265,07624,993
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Northern Ireland441:41,9333,816
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Wales71:442,07621,198
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1521:24,6262,279
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Shiells Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

North and South Shields, cos. Northumberland and Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Shields; a location name in Durham.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Shiells Last Name Facts

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

Shiells occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiells? popularity and diffusion

Shiells is the 261,034th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,845,443 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Shiells live; 53 percent live in Australasia and 53 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Shiells is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 801 people, or 1 in 33,702. In Australia Shiells is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 87 percent live, New South Wales, where 8 percent live and Queensland, where 3 percent live. Other than Australia this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Scotland, where 10 percent live.

Shiells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shiells has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Shiells surname rose 449 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 908 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shiells Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shiells last name is chiefly Catholic (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shiells are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shiells earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.37% less than the national average, earning R 201,120 per year; in United States they earn 22.02% more than the national average, earning $52,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $49,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shieills930/
Shitells930/
Shiels927,460/
Shells92692/
Shills9219/
Schiels8642/
Sheills8639/
Shelles8620/
Shieles8615/
Shiehls862/
Shoells861/
Shielsd861/
Sheiels861/
Shellss861/
Shielss860/
Shils8351/
Shels8322/
Siels8322/
Shellest806/
Showells806/
Shoelles802/
Schuells801/
Sechells801/
Shuilles800/
Shilless800/
Schealls800/
Sheils772,658/
Shiles77366/
Sheals77217/
Sealls7776/
Shoels7737/
Sieles7718/
Sheles7715/
Sheels779/
Shulls779/
Shellz777/
Shelse775/
Shails773/
Shelst772/
Suells772/
Sitels772/
Saills771/
Chiels771/
Shilsh771/
Shelsh771/
Shitls771/
Suiels771/
Suills771/
Shuels771/
Saiels770/
Shilst770/
Shaels770/
Schoelles75220/
Sechelles753/
Seychells752/
Sychelles751/
Shelest7116,992/
Seychelles71897/
Sowells71603/
Shailes71309/
Scheels71179/
Schoels71167/
Sheales71149/
Siellez71139/
Seilles71109/
Showels7196/
Sheiles7186/
Scheuls7169/
Scheles7166/
Schiles7145/
Sailles7141/
Schulls7124/
Sielsch7115/
Shoeles712/
Schaels712/
Sehiles712/
Cesells711/
Shihles711/
Shetils711/
Sheilse711/
Shaulls711/
Shailsh711/
Sichels711/
Chaills711/
Shilese711/
Shiitls711/
Chitels711/
Suelles711/
Shelese710/
Sjieles710/
Shaeles710/
Scheals710/
Shoulls710/
Schoils710/
Scheils710/
Shitles710/
Sheasls710/
Siles6735,685/
Seals6720,584/
Seles673,087/
Seils67994/
Sails67608/
Seels67430/
Shettles67229/
Suils67206/
Saels67110/
Seailles67109/
Soels6794/
Suels6760/
Sulls6757/
Soils6748/
Shuls6746/
Schelest6742/
Chailles676/
Sischels673/
Sowelles673/
Schulles673/
Séailles673/
Shilz672/
Shoueles672/
Schoelss672/
Seuls672/
Cesilles671/
Cheallse671/
Schoeles671/
Shilsova671/
Shelz671/
Shcheles671/
Schehals671/
Ceselles671/
Shellece670/
Scheeles670/
Schetles670/
Schaeles670/
Shittils670/

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