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
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Shiner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiner Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shiner (Arabic: شينر, Marathi: िशणेर) is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shiner.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiner? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 102,318th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,582,185 people. The surname Shiner occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Shiner are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shiner is also the 698,971st most common first name worldwide, held by 171 people.
Shiner is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held 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. Barring The United States it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.
Shiner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shiner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shiner surname grew 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Shiner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Shiner surname are 40.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.81% being 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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