Shain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shain family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10
Shoe Maker 4
Domestic Servant 2
Dress Maker 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Dyers Boy 1
Housemaid Domestic Servant 1
Printer's Warehouse Man 1
Servant 1
Tailoress 1
Card Room Stubber C M 1
Clerk To Cotton Broker 1
Clerk To Friend By Society 1
Medical Practioner Eng M R C S 1
Surgeon M R C S London 1
Iron Yard Labourer 1
Housemaid 1
Land And C 1
School Master 1
Fisherman 1
Publican 1
Bricklayer's Labourer 1
Farm Labourer 1
Shop Boy Errand Boy 1
Sharwoman 1

Shain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sheen 60% 12,604
2 Shone 40% 8,900
3 Shean 60% 3,495
4 Shane 60% 2,815
5 Shine 60% 2,597
6 Shan 80% 2,423
7 Ashen 40% 905
8 Ashin 60% 474
9 Sheane 50% 364
10 Shain 100% 327
11 Shin 80% 320
12 Shen 60% 240
13 Shun 60% 228
14 Sheene 50% 184
15 Sheean 50% 172
16 Ashon 40% 124

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The surname Shain is the 10th most popular variant of Sheen.

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