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Where Does The Last Name Shpherd Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shpherd is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shpherd.

How Common Is The Last Name Shpherd? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 5,057,639^th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Shpherd occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Shpherd live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 56 percent are found, Virginia, where 22 percent are found and North Carolina, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Shpherd Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shpherd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shpherd last name expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shpherd Last Name Statistics ^demography

Shpherd earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.