Shoulders Surname

134,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,349 people bear this surname

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

Shoulders Surname Definition:

Probably a sobriquet applied to a high-shouldered man.

Shoulders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1921:113,55212,284
England1261:442,20729,452
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Wales51:618,90625,852
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2831:177,45115,850

Shoulders Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably a sobriquet applied to a high-shouldered man.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Shoulders Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shoulders is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shoulders? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 134,433rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,176,036 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Shoulders live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,192 people, or 1 in 113,552. In The United States Shoulders is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 15 percent are found, Kentucky, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Shoulders is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Shoulders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shoulders has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shoulders last name grew 1,128 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shoulders Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Shoulders last name are 0.45999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.77% registered with the political party.

Shoulders earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.25% less than the national average, earning $40,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoulders951/
Sholders94230/
Soulders942/
Schulders8938/
Scholders8935/
Shaulders891/
Solders8890/
Schuelders848/
Schaulders840/
Shalders821,016/
Sollders822/
Soldiers822/
Soelders820/
Chulders820/
Schalders789/
Shielders781/
Salders7533/
Chalders7126/
Sallders711/
Chailders671/
Zalders638/
Zeilders591/

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Shoulders 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shoulders
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