View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Shy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shy.

How Common Is The Last Name Shy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 136,058^th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,208,347 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Shy live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 74,212^th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 7,498 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,490 people, or 1 in 145,566. In The United States Shy is primarily found in: Missouri, where 18 percent live, Georgia, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live and Egypt, where 4 percent live.

Shy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shy surname rose 417 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shy Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Shy are 3.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.6% less than the national average, earning R 93,624 per year; in United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.36% less than the national average, earning $38,573 CAD per year.