Shed Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shed Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shed family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 51
General Labourer 7
Agricultural Labourer 6
Tailor 4
Dress Maker 3
Laundress 3
Boot Maker 2
House Keeper 2
Shoe Maker 2
Tailoress 2
Waterman 2
General Servant 2
Painter 2
Salesman 2
Vicars Daughter 2
Labourer 2
Brick Layers Labourer 2
Brickfield Laborer 2
Apprentice Dress Maker 1
Artists Color Man 1
General Labourer Wife 1
Labourer General 1
Private Infantry 1
Brick Laborer 1
Brick Maker 1

Shed Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shead 80% 5,011
2 Shade 60% 1,588
3 Shed 100% 1,528
4 Sheed 80% 1,104
5 Shedd 80% 688
6 Shoud 60% 356
7 Shide 60% 209
8 Shad 75% 134

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The surname Shed is the 3rd most popular variant of Shead.

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