Shea Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shea Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shea family

Profession Census Frequency
School 208
General Labourer 34
Labourer 32
Dock Labourer 27
None 10
Soldier 10
Clerk 9
Domestic Servant 8
General Servant (domestic) 8
Laundress 8
Nil 8
At Home 8
Cotton Weaver 8
House Keeper 6
House Painter 6
Private Means 6
Scholar 6
At School 6
Charwoman 5
Coal Porter 5
General Servant 5
Labourer General 5
Milliner 5
Servant 5
Foundry Labourer 5

Shea Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ash 25% 37,260
2 Shea 100% 11,776
3 Shay 50% 2,312
4 Shawe 40% 1,692
5 Ashe 50% 1,676
6 Oshea 80% 1,673
7 Shee 75% 1,617
8 Aish 0% 1,169
9 Shoe 50% 253
10 Eash 0% 171
11 Esh 25% 152
12 Shae 50% 129

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The surname Shea is the 2nd most popular variant of Ash.

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