Shirreff Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Shirreff Surname Definition:

Offic. 'the Sheriff'; v. Shreeve.

Robert le Shirreve, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lena le Shireve, Suffolk, ibid.

John Schiref, Northumberland, ibid.

Thomas Shurreve, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Shirreff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada881:418,70036,754
England711:784,76142,668
Australia621:435,41534,362
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland181:207,9567,652

Shirreff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Offic. 'the Sheriff'; v. Shreeve.

Robert le Shirreve, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lena le Shireve, Suffolk, ibid.

John Schiref, Northumberland, ibid.

Thomas Shurreve, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Schyref, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.'

Thomas le Shirreve. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

1786. Married — Alex. Sherriff and Mary Chilcott: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the office of shire-reeve, from Old English scir(ge)rëfa. Robert Schirraff recorded in Aberdeen, 1398 (CRA., p. 373) is probably Robertus Schirafe, juror on inquisition there in 1400 (REA., I, p. 202). Andrew Shinefs published his Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect, Edinburgh, 1790. Shiref 1634, Shirefe 1656, Sirreff 1688. The forms with -s may be genitive = Sheriff's son.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Sherriff, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the office, Anglo-Saxon scir-gerefa, i.e., "shire-reeve." The Domesday equivalent is vicecomes, which implies the deputy or substitute of a count, whose jurisdiction extended over a shire or county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Sheriff.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Shirreff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shirreff is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirreff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shirreff is the 973,426th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Shirreff live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 418,700. In Canada it is most frequent in: British Columbia, where 38 percent are found, Ontario, where 38 percent are found and Alberta, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 23 percent are found.

Shirreff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shirreff has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 323 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shirreff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shirreff last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shirreff earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 15.66% less than the national average, earning $36,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 72.41% more than the national average, earning $85,657 CAD per year.

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