Shoolbread Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shoolbread Surname Definition:

A corruption of Shulbred in W. Sussex, formerly noted for its priory.

Shoolbread Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England11:24,375,369195,128

Shoolbread Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Shulbred in W. Sussex, formerly noted for its priory.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Shoolbread Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shoolbread occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shoolbread? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shoolbread is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Shoolbread is primarily found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Shoolbread are found; 85 percent are found in Australasia and 85 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 1,038,296. In Australia it is mostly found in: South Australia, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Australia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 37 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Shoolbread Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shoolbread has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Shoolbread surname rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shoolbread Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoolbred9576/
Schoolbread950/
Shoolbraid9030/
Schoolbred901/
Schoolbraid861/
Solbra753/
Solbraa7157/
Solbras711/
Solbrite671/
Schalbre670/
Salbre632,451/
Solbrecht631/
Salbreath630/
Shulbreth630/
Solbry630/
Shalbri599/
Salbroe596/
Solbhri591/
Salbreux5658/
Solbrich5612/
Saulbrey567/
Salbratt563/
Shalvraj562/
Salbrecht533/
Salbri503/
Salvra500/

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