Shire Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
6
12
19
25
31
37
43
49
56
62
68
Channel Islands
7
Cheshire
2
Derbyshire
11
Devon
14
Dorset
3
Essex
1
Glamorgan
2
Gloucestershire
8
Hampshire
2
Hunts and Rutland
0
Kent
2
Lancashire
25
Lincolnshire
3
London
27
Middlesex
7
Monmouthshire
2
Northumberland
7
Northamptonshire
1
Shropshire
3
Somerset
74
Surrey
7
Sussex
10
Staffordshire
11
Warwickshire
2
Wiltshire
9
Worcestershire
1
Yorkshire
3
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Buckinghamshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cambridgeshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Cornwall
0
Cumberland
0
Denbighshire
0
Durham
0
Flintshire
0
Herefordshire
0
Hertfordshire
0
Isle of Man
0
Leicestershire
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Norfolk
0
Nottinghamshire
0
Oxfordshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Radnorshire
0
Suffolk
0
Westmorland
0
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Shire Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Shire family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
19
Female Servant
9
Independent
7
Male Servant
5
Independant
3
Farmer
3
Labourer
2
Shoe Maker
2
Coal Miner
2
Stone Mason
2
Dealer
2
J Sugar Baker
2
Hawker
2
Gardener
2
Pupil
1
Bar Maid
1
Mason
1
Miller
1
Bonnet M
1
Brush M
1
Coach M S
1
Farrier
1
Porter
1
Crape Weaver
1
Victualler
1
Most Frequent Forenames for Shire
Shire Surname Variants Ranking
Did you know?
The surname Shire is the
5th most popular variant of Shore.