Shireman Surname

239,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shireman Surname Definition:

(English) Official; Steward; Sheriff; Native of a Shire or District [Old English scír(e)mann] In Eastern England ‘Shireman’ denotes one who is not a native of Norfolk, Suffolk, or Essex.

Shireman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6641:217,82421,189
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5321:94,3969,653

Shireman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Official; Steward; Sheriff; Native of a Shire or District [Old English scír(e)mann] In Eastern England ‘Shireman’ denotes one who is not a native of Norfolk, Suffolk, or Essex.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shireman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shireman (Marathi: िशरेमान) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shireman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 239,402nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,355,975 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Shireman live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,664 people, or 1 in 217,824. In The United States it is most frequent in: Indiana, where 23 percent are found, Missouri, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 0 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Shireman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shireman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shireman surname grew 313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shireman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shireman surname are 19.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.95% registered to vote for the party.

Shireman earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning $40,059 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shireman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shireman in the Marathi language
िशरेमानisaremana-

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