Shirrefs Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Shirrefs 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 SurnameShirrefs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
Shirrefs 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.
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.
Shirrefs Demographics
Average Shirrefs Salary in
United States
$84,219 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shirrefs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirrefs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shirrefs occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirrefs? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shirrefs is the 1,871,545th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Shirrefs are found; 79 percent are found in Australasia and 79 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Shirrefs is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 350,594. In Australia it is most numerous in: Victoria, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Australia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Shirrefs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shirrefs has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Shirrefs last name grew 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shirrefs Last Name Statistics demography
Shirrefs earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 95.18% more than the national average, earning $84,219 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirreffs | 94 | 453 | / |
| Shirref | 93 | 2 | / |
| Shirefs | 93 | 0 | / |
| Shirrieffs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shirreff | 88 | 266 | / |
| Shireffs | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shiref | 86 | 3,144 | / |
| Sirref | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shirriffs | 82 | 38 | / |
| Sherreffs | 82 | 0 | / |
| Shireff | 80 | 151 | / |
| Shireef | 80 | 15 | / |
| Shairef | 80 | 15 | / |
| Shireaf | 80 | 13 | / |
| Shirrif | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shirevs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sirreff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sirreaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shirefe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schiref | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sheiref | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shirief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shirafs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Siref | 77 | 39 | / |
| Shirriff | 75 | 161 | / |
| Shaireef | 75 | 25 | / |
| Sherrief | 75 | 17 | / |
| Sherrifs | 75 | 5 | / |
| Schireff | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sherreff | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shureffs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sherreef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheireff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheref | 71 | 5,889 | / |
| Sherriffs | 71 | 545 | / |
| Shirif | 71 | 268 | / |
| Shirev | 71 | 50 | / |
| Soiref | 71 | 25 | / |
| Seiref | 71 | 19 | / |
| Sireaf | 71 | 15 | / |
| Sherrieff | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sieref | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chiref | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sireff | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sherreiff | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sehref | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shirew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shereef | 67 | 9,075 | / |
| Sherief | 67 | 6,833 | / |
| Shereif | 67 | 1,236 | / |
| Sherrif | 67 | 972 | / |
| Shiriev | 67 | 570 | / |
| Shireev | 67 | 187 | / |
| Shereff | 67 | 95 | / |
| Cheiref | 67 | 55 | / |
| Shiriff | 67 | 38 | / |
| Shireva | 67 | 36 | / |
| Sherefe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shairif | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chireif | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soireff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sheirif | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shitrif | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cherref | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shereft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sherifs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chuiref | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shirife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siereef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherrew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheeref | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chireaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherryf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehreff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serrief | 67 | 0 | / |
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