Shird Surname
Approximately 607 people bear this surname
Shird Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Sherd,' a place in Disley, in the parish of Stockport. Sherds of Sherd existed at an early period, and the junior branches spread into Lancashire, Derbyshire, and beyond. As for the meaning of Sherd, compare 'shard, an opening in a wood.
Read More About This SurnameShird Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 567 | 1:639,257 | 51,420 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Shird (27) may also be a first name.
Shird Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Sherd,' a place in Disley, in the parish of Stockport. Sherds of Sherd existed at an early period, and the junior branches spread into Lancashire, Derbyshire, and beyond. As for the meaning of Sherd, compare 'shard, an opening in a wood. Yorkshire' (Halliwell). 'Shard, a gap in a fence. Var. dial.' (ibid.) That Shirt is the modern imitative corruption of the surname is manifest.
Richard del Sherd, 1369: v. East Cheshire.
William del Sherd, an archer of the Crown, 1308: East Cheshire.
Hugh del Sherd, of Sherd, 1473: ibid.
William Sherd, of Sherd, 1475: ibid.
Jeffery Shirt, of Staley, 1593: Wills at Chester.
Thomas Shirt, Cheshire, preacher, 1618: ibid.
Richard Sherte, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
For Sheard, q.v.
May be derived from the garment, like Cloake, Mantell, &c., though this does not seem very probable.
Same as Shurt. Corrupted from Sherard, Sherrard. Mr. Bowditch, in his humorous work on Suffolk (American) surnames, says Abraham Shurt, of Pemaquid (near Bristol, Me. ), took an acknowledgment of an Indian deed in 1826, twenty years before any enactment on that subject; and he dedicates his work "To the Memory of A. Shurt, the Father of American Conveyancing, whose Name is associated alike with my Daily Toilet, and my Daily Occupation."
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Shird Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shird Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shird has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shird? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 532,232nd most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Shird live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 27 people.
The last name Shird is most common in The United States, where it is held by 567 people, or 1 in 639,257. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 50 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Shird Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shird has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,363 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shird Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shird surname are 17.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.91% being registered to vote for the party.
Shird earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.64% less than the national average, earning $30,791 USD per year.
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