Shire Surname
Approximately 42,060 people bear this surname
Shire Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the shire,' a division of territory, from residence therein; genitive Shires; compare Brooks, Holmes, Knowles, &c. Also compare Hallamshire.
1397. Gregory atte Shire: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting.
Read More About This SurnameShire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 25,096 | 1:536 | 67 |
| Somaliland | 8,917 | 1:393 | 59 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| United States | 1,562 | 1:232,048 | 22,320 |
| Kenya | 1,261 | 1:36,622 | 3,926 |
| India | 953 | 1:804,895 | 36,074 |
| England | 689 | 1:80,868 | 8,974 |
| Canada | 285 | 1:129,283 | 13,464 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Djibouti | 200 | 1:4,575 | 359 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Sweden | 164 | 1:60,041 | 4,601 |
| Ireland | 77 | 1:61,155 | 4,068 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Afghanistan | 48 | 1:669,858 | 7,524 |
| Norway | 40 | 1:128,557 | 16,659 |
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 64 | 1:69,217 | 5,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 274 | 1:88,961 | 9,277 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 491 | 1:102,278 | 10,345 |
Shire (6,778) may also be a first name.
Shire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the shire,' a division of territory, from residence therein; genitive Shires; compare Brooks, Holmes, Knowles, &c. Also compare Hallamshire.
1397. Gregory atte Shire: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting.
1668. George Shyres and Sarah Rogers: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1777. Married — William Shires and Ann Pocock: St. George, Hanover Square.
Thomas Schyire held a land in Glasgow, 1550, and Ninian Schyire, witness there, 1552 (Protocols, I), may be Ninian Syre, citizen of Glasgow, 1588 (Protocols, X).
(English) 1 Dweller at a Shire [Middle English shire, schire; Old English scír, district, parish, diocese] Gregory atte Shire.—Cal. Wills Ct. Husting, A.D. 1397.
2 = Shere, q.v. [cp. Dialectal English shire, clear]
Old English, shere, clear, pure, transparent.
Shire Demographics
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Shire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shire (Arabic: شاير, Bengali: শিরে, Georgian: შირე, Hindi: शिरे, Marathi: शीरे, Oriya: ଶିରା, Russian: Шире) is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shire? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 13,303rd most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,265 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Shire live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 79,233rd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 6,778 people.
The last name Shire is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is held by 25,096 people, or 1 in 536. Apart from Somalia Shire exists in 66 countries. It is also found in Somaliland, where 21 percent live and Ethiopia, where 5 percent live.
Shire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shire has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shire surname expanded 318 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 120 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shire surname is chiefly Methodist (44%) in Ireland and Muslim (95%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Shire last name are 13.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.15% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shire earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.12% less than the national average, earning 255,700 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.88% less than the national average, earning R 116,724 per year; in United States they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $43,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning $43,486 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shire in the Georgian language | ||
| შირე | shire | - |
| Shire in the Bengali language | ||
| শিরে | sire | - |
| Shire in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିରା | sira | - |
| Shire in the Hindi language | ||
| शिरे | sire | 74.14 |
| शीरे | sire | 24.14 |
| शीरी | siri | 1.72 |
| Shire in the Marathi language | ||
| शीरे | sire | 60 |
| शेरे | sere | 20 |
| सीरे | sire | 10 |
| झीरे | jhire | 10 |
| Shire in the Russian language | ||
| Шире | sire | - |
| Shire in the Arabic language | ||
| شاير | shayr | - |
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Footnotes
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