Shoulder Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Shoulder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shoulder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2871:194,14017,123
Swaziland1011:12,853583
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Afghanistan331:974,3399,366
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Shoulder (727) may also be a first name.

Shoulder Last Name Facts

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

Shoulder occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shoulder? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 558,412th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,807,638 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Shoulder reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. Shoulder is also the 305,933rd most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 727 people.

Shoulder is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 194,140. In England Shoulder is primarily found in: Durham, where 26 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Essex, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Shoulder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shoulder has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Shoulder surname grew 495 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shoulder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shoulder last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Shoulder earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning R 232,752 per year and in United States they earn 28.71% less than the national average, earning $30,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoulder9418/
Shouldier940/
Sholder93298/
Shulder9349/
Soulder938/
Shoulde930/
Scholder88502/
Schulder88253/
Souldier886/
Shouldes884/
Shouldey880/
Shouldre880/
Sholdier880/
Shouldie880/
Solder86200/
Shulde8623/
Sulder869/
Soulde867/
Sholde865/
Shouldeis821/
Schuylder820/
Schouldie820/
Soldier80573/
Schulde80192/
Shuldes8039/
Saulder8018/
Soilder8013/
Szulder804/
Sholdes802/
Sholdez802/
Souldey802/
Shalder801/
Sjulder801/
Scholde801/
Suldher801/
Zoulder801/
Soldere801/
Shaulde800/
Shouldy800/
Shulderova785/
Solde77665/
Sulde77108/
Shouldis75247/
Scholdei7565/
Shuldeys7537/
Schuldei7533/
Shielder7514/
Schoulda7513/
Schuldey759/
Sheilder755/
Schalder754/
Shulldes751/
Schuelde751/
Sholdire751/
Scholdes750/
Sheelder750/
Sauldier750/
Chulde712,551/
Souldi71415/
Soldea71360/
Zoulde71297/
Shulda71231/
Schuldeis71161/
Sholda71103/
Salder7186/
Soulda7159/
Soldet7151/
Schielder7130/
Soldre7128/
Soldes7124/
Zolder7120/
Soldei7111/
Scheilder718/
Cholde716/
Suldes715/
Schuldesz714/
Shalde713/
Soilde712/
Suslde711/
Saulde711/
Schuldets711/
Soldje711/
Sahlde711/
Sholdy710/
Shuldheis710/
Shuldy710/
Shouldist710/
Szolde710/
Chalder67277/
Scholda67161/
Saldere67160/
Schuldheis6764/
Schulda6754/
Sioldea6743/
Saldert6734/
Schalde6726/
Seilder6721/
Sholdis6717/
Shuldys6717/
Shuldheisz6714/
Schuldeisz678/
Shaldie678/
Shaldes673/
Schuldheiß673/
Saldeer672/
Sutilde672/
Shielde671/
Schuldi671/
Shuldha671/
Sheilde671/
Shaldir671/
Chaulde671/
Zouldey671/
Sailder671/
Sauldea671/
Sauldie671/
Schülde671/
Scheileder671/
Soldees671/
Choldee671/
Choldej671/
Soldetz670/

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Shoulder Reference & Research

Scholderer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Scholderer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shoulder
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis