Shirriff Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Shirriff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirriff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1061:347,60031,502
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Shirriff Last Name Facts

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

Shirriff occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirriff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,369,340th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Shirriff are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 347,600. In Canada Shirriff is most numerous in: Ontario, where 71 percent live, Alberta, where 12 percent live and Quebec, where 6 percent live. Other than Canada Shirriff is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Shirriff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shirriff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shirriff last name grew 780 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shirriff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shirriff surname are 9.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.16% registered with the party.

The amount Shirriff earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.53% more than the national average, earning $71,807 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirriffs9438/
Shiriff9338/
Shirrif932/
Sherriff886,792/
Shirreff88266/
Sheiriff881/
Shiriffe881/
Shirif86268/
Sherriffs82545/
Shirreffs82453/
Sherriffe82125/
Sherrieff8211/
Sherreiff822/
Scherriff821/
Sheriff80131,958/
Sherrif80972/
Chiriff80288/
Shireff80151/
Shuriff8021/
Shairif809/
Sheirif805/
Shitrif803/
Sehriff802/
Shirref802/
Shirife802/
Sieriff801/
Sirreff801/
Shirief801/
Serriff800/
Sirif7750/
Sheriffe75230/
Scheriff75227/
Sherieff75116/
Shirrefs7598/
Sheriffs7591/
Sherrief7517/
Sherrife7516/
Sheariff756/
Sherifff756/
Sherrifs755/
Sheraiff755/
Sherreff753/
Schireff753/
Sheeriff752/
Shheriff752/
Scherrif752/
Chiriffe752/
Shireffs751/
Shereiff751/
Sheroiff751/
Sherrisf751/
Sheireff751/
Shirhaif751/
Sherif71317,300/
Shiref713,144/
Chirif71231/
Seriff71158/
Suriff7115/
Sirife7112/
Shurif718/
Sireff717/
Serrif715/
Shirifova713/
Shirib712/
Soirif712/
Sirref711/
Shiriv711/
Siroif711/
Sierif711/
Shärif711/
Sisrif711/
Sherreffs710/
Sherief676,833/
Sherife671,490/
Shereif671,236/
Shiriev67570/
Chirife67310/
Sheraif67240/
Cheriff67188/
Shereff6795/
Cheirif6772/
Shireef6715/
Sheerif6715/
Shairef6715/
Cherrif6714/
Scherif6713/
Shireaf6713/
Shearif6711/
Shuraif678/
Sheyrif678/
Chireif676/
Seeriff676/
Sgeriff676/
Soireff676/
Sherift675/
Shiriov672/
Sceriff672/
Sherifs672/
Schiref671/
Shherif671/
Sereiff671/
Sirreaf671/
Sehreff671/
Sherifh671/
Zoiriff671/
Sergiff671/
Chériff671/
Sheiref671/
Sherryf671/
Sheryff671/
Shetrif671/
Shirefe671/
Shiraiw671/
Shehrif671/
Sherrib670/
Shirefs670/
Serrief670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shirriff
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