Shriver Surname

60,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,257 people bear this surname

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

Shriver Surname Definition:

(German) An official, or public, writer, a scribe.

Shriver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1041:44,7265,481
Iran711:1,081,44448,589
Israel161:534,85239,210
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England61:9,286,343223,652
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2681:22,1422,781

Shriver (28) may also be a first name.

Shriver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) An official, or public, writer, a scribe.

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

Shriver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shriver (Arabic: شريفر, Russian: Шривер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shriver? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shriver is the 60,941st most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 882,590 people. The surname Shriver occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Shriver are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 28 people.

The last name Shriver is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 8,104 people, or 1 in 44,726. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 11 percent live, Maryland, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 1 percent live and Israel, where 0 percent live.

Shriver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shriver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shriver last name increased 357 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shriver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shriver are 34.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shriver earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $42,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.29% more than the national average, earning $58,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schriver933,259/
Shriever939/
Shreiver931/
Shrijver931/
Shrive92569/
Sriver92125/
Schrijver883,824/
Schriever883,811/
Schreiver8891/
Schrisver880/
Schroiver880/
Schrivear880/
Scriver861,279/
Shrives86669/
Shriber86542/
Shrieve86251/
Schrive86171/
Shrever8616/
Shryver864/
Shreive862/
Chriver861/
Shrivet861/
Shriwer861/
Shrivey860/
Srive831/
Schreivier821/
Schrievier820/
Schriber801,943/
Schryver801,604/
Shreiber80244/
Shraiber80167/
Schrever80110/
Schriwer8074/
Shrieber8016/
Schrieve808/
Shreives805/
Shrimper804/
Shriewer803/
Screiver801/
Shrievee801/
Schrisve801/
Schreive800/
Shreever800/
Shreaver800/
Schrives800/
Scriveir800/
Shreve778,478/
Shriva775,304/
Scrive77376/
Chrive77363/
Sriber778/
Shrivi776/
Criver773/
Shribe773/
Srever773/
Srives771/
Zhrive771/
Sreive771/
Sriwer771/
Srieve771/
Shryve770/
Shrivy770/
Schreiber75112,469/
Schrieber751,894/
Schriewer75860/
Schraiber75386/
Schrimper75200/
Schrijber7544/
Schrevere7527/
Shraiberh7513/
Schribert755/
Schrebier753/
Schrgiber752/
Schrieuer752/
Schreiwer752/
Shraibert751/
Schruyver750/
Schreaver750/
Schroiber750/
Shreeve712,804/
Shreves711,677/
Scriber711,141/
Schryve71544/
Schreve71274/
Sraiber7179/
Ch'rive7147/
Chreive7123/
Szriber7115/
Srivech717/
Shreber715/
Shrivay715/
Shryber715/
Shreiva714/
Shreave712/
Shrivaj712/
Shrivis712/
Schribe712/
Sreiber712/
Schrève712/
Scryver711/
Schreiberr711/
Schreibger711/
Schrimpher711/
Shrevee711/
Shrivai711/
Srivest711/
Shrevir711/
Shreibe711/
Srieber710/
Shrewer710/
Schriebeir710/
Chrever710/
Screver710/
Scriwer710/
Chriber710/
Schriva710/
Schriberth710/
Sreaver710/
Sreives710/
Chryver710/
Shrayber671,003/
Shreeves67766/
Szreiber67370/
Shreyber67254/
Schryber67106/
Shreaves6782/
Schreber6762/
Screever6744/
Sreibere6743/
Sriva6738/
Schräber6734/
Szraiber6723/
Screiber6722/
Srivi6720/
Schreibe6717/
Crive6713/
Schrywer679/
Chreiber674/
Chraiber674/
Srhiouer674/
Schreves673/
Schreeve671/
Schrevehert671/
Shraibeh671/
Schrüber671/
Schriberová671/
Szrebier671/
D'Schreiber671/
Scraiber671/
Shraiberova671/
Sreve671/
Schrewer670/
Schryvir670/

Shriver Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shriver in the Russian language
Шриверsriver-
Shriver in the Arabic language
شريفرshryfr-

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