Shreves Surname

238,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Shreves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shreves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6311:222,23121,530
Jamaica211:136,6644,886
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Wales71:442,07621,198
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:168,51915,231

Shreves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shreves is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shreves click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shreves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shreves is the 238,942nd most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,345,585 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Shreves are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Shreves is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,631 people, or 1 in 222,231. In The United States Shreves is most frequent in: West Virginia, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Shreves occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Shreves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shreves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shreves last name rose 547 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shreves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shreves last name are 6.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.96% being registered to vote for the party.

Shreves earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.65% less than the national average, earning $42,869 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shreves
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