Shingles Surname

304,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Shingles Surname User-submission:

Shingles is derived from a Middle English nickname, schingle, meaning 'shingle', with a post-medieval excrescent -s, perhaps used by someone who laid wooden tiles (shingles) on roofs.

Shingles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4341:835,15963,868
England3961:140,70213,671
Australia3431:78,7059,179
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Wales81:386,81619,671
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3171:76,8948,364
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Shingles Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Shingles is derived from a Middle English nickname, schingle, meaning 'shingle', with a post-medieval excrescent -s, perhaps used by someone who laid wooden tiles (shingles) on roofs.

- sclitch

Shingles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shingles occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shingles? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shingles is the 304,532nd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,858,156 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Shingles are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Shingles is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 434 people, or 1 in 835,159. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 38 percent live, Georgia, where 22 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 28 percent live.

Shingles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shingles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shingles surname increased 611 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shingles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shingles last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shingles earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 20.94% less than the national average, earning R 187,884 per year; in United States they earn 17.85% less than the national average, earning $35,449 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.09% less than the national average, earning $38,708 CAD per year.

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