Shiner Surname
Approximately 4,606 people bear this surname
Shiner Surname Definition:
(English) a nickname or occupative name [from Middle English schynen, Old English scínan, to shine]
Shiner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,550 | 1:142,141 | 14,757 |
| Israel | 589 | 1:14,529 | 2,190 |
| Australia | 559 | 1:48,293 | 6,028 |
| England | 501 | 1:111,214 | 11,481 |
| Canada | 327 | 1:112,678 | 12,031 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 327 | 1:74,542 | 8,168 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 563 | 1:89,198 | 9,217 |
Shiner (171) may also be a first name.
Shiner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) a nickname or occupative name [from Middle English schynen, Old English scínan, to shine]
Shiner Demographics
Shiner Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Shiner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiner (Arabic: شينر, Marathi: िशणेर) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiner? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 102,318th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,582,185 people. The last name Shiner occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Shiner live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 698,971st most commonly held given name on earth, held by 171 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,550 people, or 1 in 142,141. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Utah, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States Shiner is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.
Shiner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shiner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Shiner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Shiner last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Shiner are 40.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.81% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shiner earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,753 per year; in United States they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $45,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.02% more than the national average, earning $58,138 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiner in the Marathi language | ||
| िशणेर | isanera | - |
| Shiner in the Arabic language | ||
| شينر | shynr | - |
| شاينر | shaynr | - |
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Shiner Reference & Research
Shiner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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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 Shiner
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