Shimeld Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Shimeld Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Schwanhilde' or Svanhild, a favourite Scandinavian personal name. There can scarcely be a doubt that this is a modified form.

Adam Schemylde, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Shimeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:1,051,28451,324
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shimeld Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Schwanhilde' or Svanhild, a favourite Scandinavian personal name. There can scarcely be a doubt that this is a modified form.

Adam Schemylde, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Schemylde, smyth, 1379: ibid.

1771. Married — Hugh Ellis and Sarah Shimeld: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Shemeld.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shimeld Last Name Facts

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

Shimeld is found most frequently in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimeld? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,581,912th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Shimeld live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Shimeld is most common in England, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,051,284. In England Shimeld is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 15 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 13 percent live and Essex, where 11 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 25 percent live.

Shimeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shimeld has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Shimeld surname increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shimeld Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Shimeld surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Shimeld earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.8% less than the national average, earning $42,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimield933/
Shimelds931/
Shimmeld930/
Schimeld930/
Shimel92844/
Shimmield8822/
Shimmel86887/
Schimel86585/
Shimell86377/
Shemeld86236/
Shimael8637/
Shimelt8614/
Shimeel868/
Shimuel863/
Shimoel861/
Shimild860/
Simel833,731/
Schimmel8012,453/
Shimmell80112/
Schiemel8077/
Shemmeld8048/
Shemelds809/
Schimild807/
Schimell805/
Schimael801/
Schimuel801/
Shaimuel801/
Schimiel801/
Shaimell800/
Schimelt800/
Simmel771,692/
Simuel77425/
Shemel77204/
Schiml77198/
Chimel77165/
Seimel77104/
Sehmel7791/
Simele7778/
Simell7771/
Simiel7731/
Saimel7718/
Simael7715/
Shymel7714/
Siemel7711/
Shimil777/
Simeel777/
Simoel776/
Simeul773/
Szimel773/
Simild771/
Shemld771/
Scimel771/
Schimmell75108/
Schimildt7529/
Shemmelds758/
Schimmael751/
Shimelova751/
Siml73246/
Schemel712,239/
Saimuel71153/
Shemuel7172/
Shemeel7116/
Chaimel7115/
Szimmel7114/
Shemell7110/
Shemoel717/
Schimelová717/
Shemmel716/
Schämel715/
Saimoel715/
Schimml714/
Shemael713/
Shymell713/
Simmell712/
Schimmelpf712/
Shemiel712/
Chimmel711/
Chimell711/
Schimmoell711/
Shimmll711/
Siemiel711/
Shimyol711/
Saimael711/
Seimele711/
Shimilt710/
Simmael710/
Saimmel710/
Schemmel672,869/
Semel671,210/
Simil67901/
Simml67275/
Shchemel67154/
Zimel67140/
Seiml6752/
Cimel6751/
Shemmell6747/
Simöl6720/
Schemiel6720/
Chiml6713/
Schimilt679/
Sämel679/
Schimmelová678/
Schemoel677/
Schemehl675/
Schemell673/
Sieml672/
Sehml671/
Shcemmel671/
Symel671/
Ximel671/
Sheml671/
Şimel671/
Schimlet671/
Schämmel671/
Scimmell671/
Sémel671/
Shemuell671/
Schemelt670/

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