Shrieves Surname

440,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shrieves Surname Definition:

A sheriff, from scir and reeve, the bailiff of a shire or division. The shire—reeve.

Shrieves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6431:563,70046,375
England781:714,33440,171
Canada471:783,94961,790
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Shrieves Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A sheriff, from scir and reeve, the bailiff of a shire or division. The shire—reeve.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Shrieves Last Name Facts

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

Shrieves is most common in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shrieves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shrieves is the 440,964th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,391,167 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Shrieves reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 643 people, or 1 in 563,700. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 31 percent reside, Virginia, where 24 percent reside and North Carolina, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Shrieves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shrieves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shrieves surname expanded 483 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 269 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shrieves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shrieves surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Shrieves earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.27% less than the national average, earning $38,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $46,095 CAD per year.

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