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 surname Shreeve occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shreeve.

How Common Is The Last Name Shreeve? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 156,205th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,598,982 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Shreeve live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1,292 people, or 1 in 43,125. In England it is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 23 percent reside, Suffolk, where 9 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 7 percent reside. Besides England this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Shreeve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shreeve has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Shreeve surname expanded 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 664 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 620 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shreeve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shreeve are 12.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.8% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shreeves93766/
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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