Shirreff Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameShirreff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 88 | 1:418,700 | 36,754 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
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.
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.
= Sherriff, q.v.
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.
A corruption of Sheriff.
Shirreff Demographics
Average Shirreff Salary in
United States
$36,392 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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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