Shirlow Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Shirlow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland1791:10,3071,625
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Australia311:870,82953,581
England311:1,797,35772,927
Wales91:343,83718,086
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:80,5435,643

Shirlow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shirlow is found most frequently in Northern Ireland. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Shirlow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirlow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 889,654th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. Shirlow is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Shirlow live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 10,307. In Northern Ireland Shirlow is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Other than Northern Ireland this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Shirlow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shirlow last name is principally Presbyterian (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shirlow are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shirlow earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 60.5% less than the national average, earning R 93,876 per year and in United States they earn 18.99% less than the national average, earning $34,954 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shierlow9310/
Shirlaw86503/
Shurlow86155/
Sherlow8694/
Shirlov8638/
Chirlow8616/
Sirelow860/
Shierlaw80118/
Shirlova8044/
Sherlowe800/
Surlow7736/
Serlow778/
Sirlov774/
Zirlow771/
Schirloff7525/
Shirlodfe751/
Shurlov7186/
Sherlaw7184/
Chirlov7119/
Cherlow7119/
Sherlov7117/
Sirlova716/
Sirlawe715/
Serlowe711/
Shearlaw67117/
Sherlova6710/
Sherloff671/
Szerlows671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shirlow
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