Shreeve Surname

156,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Shreeve Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the sheriff,' early corrupted to Shreeve; v. Sheriff.

'Schyreve, schreve, vicecomes': Promptorium Parvulorum.

'Cuthbert Conyers shreve of the Bishopryke, 1564: Visit. Yorkshire.

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Shreeve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2921:43,1255,489
United States1,1091:326,83429,687
Australia2161:124,98013,694
Canada431:856,87466,382
Wales311:99,8247,946
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Scotland221:243,35512,191
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
France91:7,380,302306,885
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5841:41,7395,269
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Shreeve Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the sheriff,' early corrupted to Shreeve; v. Sheriff.

'Schyreve, schreve, vicecomes': Promptorium Parvulorum.

'Cuthbert Conyers shreve of the Bishopryke, 1564: Visit. Yorkshire. Hail. Soc.

1580. Baptised — Joyce, d. John Shreve: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1665. William Panchast and Sarah Shreeve: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1798. Married — John Shreve and Ann Stewart: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Sherriff, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shrieve, the Old English spelling of Sheriff.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Shreeve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shreeve is most common in England. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shreeve? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 156,205th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,598,982 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Shreeve reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,292 people, or 1 in 43,125. In England Shreeve is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 23 percent live, Suffolk, where 9 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 7 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Shreeve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shreeve has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Shreeve last name rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 664 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 620 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shreeve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shreeve last name are 12.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.8% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shreeve earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.93% more than the national average, earning R 294,504 per year; in United States they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $48,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.83% more than the national average, earning $63,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Schreeve931/
Shreever930/
Shreve928,478/
Sreeve924/
Shrreeves881/
Schreeves881/
Shreves861,677/
Schreve86274/
Shrieve86251/
Sreeves8665/
Shrever8616/
Shreive862/
Shreave862/
Shrevee861/
Shreeva861/
Sreve831/
Schrever80110/
Shreaves8082/
Chreyeve8042/
Schrieve808/
Shreives805/
Schreves803/
Shreiver801/
Shraevie801/
Shrievee801/
Schreive800/
Shreaver800/
Shreevis800/
Shrive77569/
Screve77379/
Shrove7798/
Sreves7714/
Chreve775/
Srever773/
Shrewe773/
Shrebe772/
Sreive771/
Creeve771/
Srieve771/
Shrave770/
Shryve770/
Schreaves751/
Schreaver750/
Schreeber750/
Schreibee750/
Shriver718,257/
Schrewe711,303/
Creevey71756/
Shrives71669/
Schryve71544/
Schrive71171/
Schrebe7167/
Sreaves7128/
Schrave7125/
Chreive7123/
Chreïve715/
Shreber715/
Shryver714/
Shrebes714/
Shreiva714/
Schrève712/
Shrevay711/
Shrivet711/
Screebe711/
Shreibe711/
Shrewes710/
Shrewer710/
Shrivey710/
Chrever710/
Sreaver710/
Sreives710/
Creve67586/
Shreyber67254/
Shreiber67244/
Schreber6762/
Schreibe6717/
Srewe6713/
Srebe672/
Shreebai672/
Shrebets671/
Srive671/
Shrijver671/
Shreebha671/
Schrrebe671/
Schrisve671/
Schrives670/
Schrewer670/
Schrevis670/

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