Shand Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 2
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 8
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 15
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 5
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 2
Hampshire 3
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 2
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 6
Lancashire 34
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 145
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 9
Norfolk 3
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 1
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 19

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Shand Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shand family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 35
Laundress 5
Servant 4
Lace Maker 3
Mason 3
Tailor 2
Cotton Ruler 2
Visitor 2
Brass Finisher 2
Merchant 2
Clock Maker 2
Domestic Servant 2
Engineer 2
House Servant 2
Labourer 2
Needlewoman 2
Shoe Maker 2
Masons Wife 1
General Servant 1
Groom 1
Woodman & Farmer 1
Apprentice To Father 1
Assistant 1
Agricultural Employing 1
Rector 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Shand

Name Census Frequency
Mary Shand 181
William Shand 180
James Shand 169
John Shand 156
Elizabeth Shand 121
George Shand 104
Thomas Shand 97
Alexander Shand 77
Sarah Shand 77
Margaret Shand 62
Robert Shand 55
Jane Shand 53
Charles Shand 52
Ellen Shand 48
Ann Shand 44
Henry Shand 44
Alfred Shand 39
Alice Shand 35
Annie Shand 34
Isabella Shand 33
Eliza Shand 32
Emily Shand 29
Helen Shand 29
Edith Shand 27
Maria Shand 27

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