Shreve Surname
Approximately 8,478 people bear this surname
Shreve 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.
Read More About This SurnameShreve Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,137 | 1:44,545 | 5,455 |
| Canada | 215 | 1:171,375 | 17,189 |
| Israel | 67 | 1:127,726 | 13,864 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,193 | 1:42,094 | 4,918 |
Shreve (70) may also be a first name.
Shreve 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.
= Sherriff, q.v.
(English) The shire reeve, the chief civil officer of the crown in the county, a sheriff.
Shrieve, the Old English spelling of Sheriff.
Shreve Demographics
Average Shreve Salary in
United States
$41,159 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shreve Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shreve Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shreve is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shreve? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 59,512th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 859,583 people. Shreve is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Shreve live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,162,016th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 70 people.
The surname Shreve is most common in The United States, where it is held by 8,137 people, or 1 in 44,545. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 9 percent are found, West Virginia, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Israel, where 1 percent are found.
Shreve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shreve has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shreve last name expanded 682 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shreve Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shreve last name are 20.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.98% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shreve earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.61% less than the national average, earning $41,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.99% less than the national average, earning $48,693 CAD per year.
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