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 borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Shy is the 136,058^th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,208,347 people. The surname 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 prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7,498 people.

The surname Shy is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,490 people, or 1 in 145,566. In The United States Shy is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 18 percent reside, Georgia, where 11 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside and Egypt, where 4 percent reside.

Shy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Shy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shy surname expanded 417 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shy Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Shy surname are 3.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.19% registered with 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.