Shilds Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

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

Shilds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shilds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

Shilds Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shilds (Russian: Шилдс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Shilds click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilds? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Shilds are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Shilds is primarily concentrated in: Arizona, where 13 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Michigan, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Shilds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shilds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shilds surname decreased 88 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shilds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Shilds earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.42% less than the national average, earning $15,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shields9298,677/
Sheilds922,277/
Schilds9294/
Shillds920/
Shiolds920/
Shildts920/
Shild91127/
Silds914/
Schields86305/
Schildts8633/
Shiellds866/
Shieldss863/
Sshields862/
Sahields861/
Sheileds861/
Shieldds861/
Scheilds861/
Childs8356,934/
Shield836,006/
Shilts831,180/
Sheild83305/
Shildt83216/
Sields8366/
Shelds8320/
Shildz835/
Shaild832/
Seilds832/
Shulds831/
Shieldd7721/
Schildz7720/
Scheild7711/
Schilts776/
Schulds775/
Shieldz773/
Shieldt773/
Chailds773/
Childds772/
Shealds772/
Schölds771/
Shailed771/
Shielzs771/
Shielts771/
Schelds771/
Chillds771/
Childss771/
Childsd771/
Shıelds771/
Sheelds770/
Cheilds770/
Sheilld770/
Shielld770/
Shildtz770/
Shilt73326/
Sheld7360/
Silts7348/
Sulds7312/
Siled7312/
Sildz737/
Shilz732/
Cilds732/
Seild732/
Silcs732/
Saild731/
Soild730/
Shildova712/
D'Shield711/
Schuldts711/
Scheldts710/
Shillets710/
Shults6717,088/
Schilz672,247/
Shiltz67335/
Shiltsova67257/
Shelts67194/
Childz6791/
Sheldt6790/
Silets6759/
Sheldh6738/
Shilte6720/
Soilts6715/
Chilts6713/
Chaild676/
Silled675/
Shailc674/
Shuldz673/
Chylds673/
Cesild672/
Sheeld672/
Sielts672/
Sailed671/
Saelds671/
Shilzh671/
Shielt671/
Sealds671/
Sheilz671/
Sillts670/
Sheald670/

Shilds Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shilds in the Russian language
Шилдсsilds-

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Footnotes

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