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
School 3
Stationary Engineman 2
Boarding House Keeper 1
Brass Finisher 1
Compositor (printer) 1
Arapers Assistent 1
Nurse (domestic) 1
Domestic Servant 1
Drapers Apprentice 1
Laundress Machinest 1
Shipwright 1
Dressmaker 1
Help Daisey Work 1
Actor 1
Barman 1
Boot Finisher 1
Carpenter 1
Dress Maker 1
Foreman Carpenter 1
Foreman Tex Warehouse 1
Ware House Man 1
Retired Farmer 1
At Home 1
General Business 1
Shop Assistant 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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