Shilts Surname

317,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,180 people bear this surname

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

Shilts Surname User-submission:

The Shilts surname has different meanings. For example, in Switzerland, it stems from the medieval name Schultheis, which meant 'town-mayor'.

Shilts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1571:313,27528,675
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Shilts Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Shilts surname has different meanings. For example, in Switzerland, it stems from the medieval name Schultheis, which meant 'town-mayor'.

- brianalee123

Shilts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shilts (Russian: Шильц) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 317,498th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,175,886 people. The last name Shilts is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Shilts are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,157 people, or 1 in 313,275. In The United States Shilts is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 35 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Shilts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shilts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shilts surname rose 1,193 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shilts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shilts surname are 1.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shilts earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $46,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning $62,737 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schilts926/
Shielts921/
Shildts920/
Shilt91326/
Silts9148/
Schildts8633/
Shillets860/
Shults8317,088/
Shiltz83335/
Shildt83216/
Shelts83194/
Silets8359/
Shilds8339/
Shilte8320/
Soilts8315/
Chilts8313/
Sielts832/
Shielt831/
Sillts830/
Shiltsova80257/
Shields7798,677/
Schiltz777,230/
Sheilds772,277/
Schults771,022/
Schelts77100/
Schilds7794/
Shylets7738/
Shultts7737/
Shillet7724/
Shultss7713/
Shailet774/
Siletse774/
Shieldt773/
Shulths772/
Schiltc772/
Shultzs771/
Shuiltz771/
Shielzs771/
Sheelts771/
Shitlet771/
Hshults771/
Sheults770/
Shildtz770/
Shiolds770/
Shieltz770/
Schuilt770/
Shillds770/
Shiltze770/
Scheilt770/
Schiltsova751/
Sults73337/
Shelt73302/
Silet73149/
Shild73127/
Siltz7360/
Selts7347/
Silds734/
Shilz732/
Silcs732/
Seilt731/
Schields71305/
Schieltz71209/
Shiltova7183/
Siltsova7124/
Schultzs7116/
Schultsz7115/
Shiellds716/
Shchelts716/
Schuiltz714/
Shieldss713/
Sshields712/
Shaillet712/
Shillett711/
Sahields711/
Scheilds711/
Scheiltz711/
Schhiltz711/
Schuldts711/
Sheileds711/
Shieldds711/
Schelths711/
Schulths711/
Shellets710/
Silletts710/
Scheiltt710/
Schilltz710/
Schultss710/
Schilttz710/
Schultts710/
Schellts710/
Scheltse710/
Shillete710/
Scheldts710/
Sheilett710/
Childs6756,934/
Shultz6724,457/
Shield676,006/
Schilz672,247/
Shelte67709/
Sheild67305/
Sillet67248/
Sheltz67114/
Sheldt6790/
Seiltz6789/
Sields6766/
Silete6766/
Chiltz6752/
Shyltsova6733/
Sailet6721/
Shelds6720/
Sealts6716/
Soilet6710/
Sileth679/
Schilletz678/
Shildz675/
Seilet675/
Shailc674/
Chelts673/
Shylet673/
Sheelt673/
Sheltsova672/
Siletz672/
Shaild672/
Seilds672/
Silett672/
Shulds671/
Sitlet671/
Shilzh671/
Shelth671/
Suelts671/
Sultzs671/
Sheilz671/
Shelehets671/
Sheilette670/
Saillt670/
Shellt670/

Shilts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shilts in the Russian language
Шильцsilc-

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