Shreve Surname

59,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

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.

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Shreve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1371:44,5455,455
Canada2151:171,37517,189
Israel671:127,72613,864
England101:5,571,806158,774
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Guam81:20,0153,029
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1931:42,0944,918

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.

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

(English) The shire reeve, the chief civil officer of the crown in the county, a sheriff.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Shrieve, the Old English spelling of Sheriff.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shreeve922,804/
Shreves921,677/
Schreve92274/
Shrieve92251/
Shrever9216/
Shreave922/
Shreive922/
Shrevee921/
Sreve911/
Shreeves86766/
Schrever86110/
Shreaves8682/
Schrieve868/
Shreives865/
Schreves863/
Schreeve861/
Shraevie861/
Shreiver861/
Shrievee861/
Schreive860/
Shreever860/
Shreaver860/
Shrive83569/
Screve83379/
Shrove8398/
Sreves8314/
Chreve835/
Sreeve834/
Shrewe833/
Srever833/
Shrebe832/
Sreive831/
Srieve831/
Shrave830/
Shryve830/
Schreaves801/
Schreeves801/
Shrreeves801/
Schreaver800/
Shriver778,257/
Schrewe771,303/
Shrives77669/
Schryve77544/
Schrive77171/
Schrebe7767/
Sreeves7765/
Shjerve7740/
Sreaves7728/
Schrave7725/
Chreive7723/
Shreber775/
Chreïve775/
Shrebes774/
Shryver774/
Shreiva774/
Schrève772/
Shreeva771/
Shrevay771/
Shrivet771/
Shreibe771/
Shrewes770/
Shrewer770/
Shrivey770/
Chrever770/
Sreaver770/
Sreives770/
Serve732,281/
Creve73586/
Sirve7327/
Särve7324/
Srewe7313/
Srebe732/
Srive731/
Shreyber71254/
Shreiber71244/
Schjerve71108/
Schreber7162/
Schreibe7117/
Sørevåge713/
Shreebai712/
Schrrebe711/
Shreebha711/
Shrijver711/
Shrebets711/
Schrisve711/
Schrevis710/
Schrewer710/
Schrives710/
Shreevis710/
Shriva675,304/
Servey67378/
Scrive67376/
Chrive67363/
Sriver67125/
Scrève6743/
Shreiweis6731/
Sirvee6729/
Zireve6727/
Serveh6718/
Crevey6715/
Zherve6713/
Sierve6713/
Servei6711/
Sreybe6710/
Shrovi6710/
Sreeba677/
Schrreber677/
Shrivi676/
Schreaber674/
Jhirve674/
Schretber674/
Servee674/
Shribe673/
Sreber672/
Schreiwer672/
Srewer672/
Srewey672/
Creeve671/
Srives671/
Jreive671/
Jreyve671/
Crevee671/
Creive671/
Gireve671/
Zhrive671/
Shravi671/
Searve671/
Sravej671/
Sreebi671/
Sreibe671/
Zhirve671/
Serveu671/
Shrewi671/
Sehrvi671/
Scréve671/
Sirvei671/
Sribee671/
Jrever671/
Schruyver670/
Schreeber670/
Shrowe670/
Schrisver670/
Schreibee670/
Schreibes670/
Schroiver670/
Shryva670/
Shrivy670/
Schrehber670/

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