Sheilds Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sheilds Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sheilds family

Profession Census Frequency
General Servant Domestic 2
Living On Own Means 2
Milliner 2
Publican 2
Bottle Hawker 2
Cotton Weaver 2
House Maid Domestic 2
Labourer At Colliery C Below 2
Navvy Brewer 2
Calico Weaver 1
Charwoman 1
Chemical Labourer 1
Coal Mine Dataller 1
Feeder For Printer 1
General Dock Labourer 1
General Labour 1
House Maid 1
Iron Founder 1
Joiners Labour 1
Laundress 1
Laundress Wash 1
Learning Here Matros Making 1
Maker Up 1
Pawnbroker's Assistant 1
Color Factory Labourer Ink 1

Sheilds Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shields 71% 20,154
2 Sheilds 100% 933
3 Shilds 86% 201
4 Sheelds 86% 102

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The surname Sheilds is the 2nd most popular variant of Shields.

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