Shivers Surname

56,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,999 people bear this surname

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

Shivers Surname Definition:

(French) One who tended goats, a goatherd.

Shivers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6691:41,8115,133
Northern Ireland1441:12,8131,854
Canada521:708,56956,910
England411:1,358,97760,528
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Wales41:773,63329,106
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland651:68,1525,061
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland351:106,9495,179
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3801:36,3904,319

Shivers (102) may also be a first name.

Shivers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who tended goats, a goatherd.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Shivers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shivers has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Shivers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shivers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,361st most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 809,817 people. The surname Shivers is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Shivers live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shivers is also the 935,178th most widespread first name globally, held by 102 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 8,669 people, or 1 in 41,811. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Shivers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shivers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shivers last name expanded 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 15 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shivers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shivers surname is predominantly Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shivers surname are 10.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shivers earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.99% less than the national average, earning $37,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.07% more than the national average, earning $56,175 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schivers9332/
Shievers932/
Shaivers931/
Shiviers931/
Shiverss931/
Sivers92822/
Schievers8839/
Schijvers882/
Sievers8628,498/
Chivers8610,343/
Seivers86617/
Shyvers8667/
Shevers8615/
Siviers8610/
Shiwers865/
Scivers864/
Shibers864/
Shuvers861/
Shivars861/
Shivirs860/
Schuijvers821/
Schevers80577/
Sheevers8017/
Cheivers807/
Chaivers803/
Sieviers802/
Schévers801/
Sheyvers801/
Sheavers801/
Sieverst800/
Scievers800/
Siesvers800/
Severs773,763/
Siwers7763/
Zivers7759/
Civers7746/
Syvers7743/
Sibers7740/
Sivars7721/
Sévers772/
Suvers770/
Scheveers7522/
Schimpers7516/
Siversova755/
Schiewers752/
Scheibers751/
Scheevers751/
Siebers713,650/
Seevers712,582/
Seavers711,163/
Siewers71961/
Simpers71401/
Chevers71290/
Seibers71250/
Scevers7187/
Severse7142/
Sibears7112/
Seviers715/
Seveurs715/
Siewars712/
Siberst712/
Seversh711/
Sebiers711/
Sieverß711/
Chibers711/
Saivars711/
Sevears711/
Seivors710/
Sesvers710/
Seveers710/
Seiwers710/
Sievars710/
Cheevers671,663/
Cheavers6727/
Cheverst6726/
Cheveers675/
Sciberrs672/
Seaverss671/
Shempers671/
Sievhers671/
Schewirs671/
Sieberst671/
Schewers671/
Schebers670/

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