Shea is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shea
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Lastname is variant form of O'Shea. Grandson of Seaghdha meaning "majestic or learned".

Grandson of Seaghdha meaning "majestic, or learned".

The surname is the form of O'Shee. The pedigree is traced to Odanus O'Shee, lord of the cantred of Texnane O'Shee in Kerry, and lands in Tipperary, in the tenth century.

See O'Shee - The pedigree is traced to Odanus O'Shee, lord of the cantred of Texnane O'Shee in Kerry, and lands in Tipperary, in the tenth century.

The family name is form of Shee. See O'Shee - The pedigree is traced to Odanus O'Shee, lord of the cantred of Texnane O'Shee in Kerry, and lands in Tipperary, in the tenth century.

How popular is Shea?

Shea is common in United States, Canada, England, Lebanon, Australia, Lesotho, Ireland, Tanzania, New Zealand, South Africa, Scotland, Thailand, Philippines, Wales.

Shea is ranked 8896 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Shea bearers increased by 3.93 per cent in 2010 US census to 33329 since 2000, the surname slipped by 58 spots and ranked at 1048. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.84 95.74
Hispanic or Latino 2.25 1.4
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.89 1.35
Others 1.23 0.97
Black 0.52 0.34
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.26 0.21
Shea is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Lesotho is ahead in terms of density. Around 63795 people have been found who wears Shea as their family name. Shea is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Shea:
909 United States47,489
Countries with thousands of Shea:
1,053 Canada5,175
3,313 England2,331
508 Lebanon2,078
1,951 Australia1,983
126 Lesotho1,423
Countries with hundreds of Shea:
968 Ireland733
12,531 Tanzania393
2,231 New Zealand355
26,929 South Africa200
3,020 Scotland186
89,652 Thailand137
80,618 Philippines115
2,845 Wales112
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,192 Jamaica98
4,141 Namibia93
1,578 Hong Kong90
8,855 Iraq63
6,481 Dominican Republic62
3,674 Singapore60
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,331 Kuwait48
1,606 China45
158,669 France37
155,170 Brazil33
42,969 Malaysia31
132,064 Germany30
82,038 Argentina29
396,143 India23
31,283 Israel22
61,567 Spain17
7,138 Syria16
322,587 Russia15
1,168 United States Virgin Islands14
75,423 Netherlands12
5,661 Guatemala11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,778 Isle of Man10
45,945 Japan10
14,894 Taiwan10
78,460 Zimbabwe10
14,518 Ethiopia9
160,212 Iran9
44,190 Norway9
30,726 Qatar9
9,186 Sri Lanka9
47,773 Mexico8
90,587 Sweden8
63,315 Switzerland8
80,919 Austria7
97,842 Czechia7
12,899 Northern Ireland6
1,436 Antigua and Barbuda6
47,603 Denmark6
121,657 Italy6
29,369 Liberia6
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
34,188 Zambia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Margaret Shea was 18 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 21, 1846. She lived in Ireland where she worked as dressmaker and took Liberty from Cork. Dressmaker Catherine Shea, Workwoman Mary Shea, Johanna Shea, aged 17, Workman Thomas Shea, Frank Shea (26) Servant, Maid Julia Shea, Workman Patrick Shea, Betty Shea (19) , and 1363 other Shea around 60.17% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and spinster, farmer, peddler or pedlar, mechanics, shoemaker, clerk, tailoress, mason, house keeper, carpenter, painter, mechanic, baker, blacksmith, farmers &, seamstress migrated to US.

From Germany

Farmer Augusta Shea from Germany aboard the Edward Everett from London. She is registered to be 24 years old when she arrived in USA on August 24, 1853. Gottfried Shea (27) Farmer, Johan Shea (3), David Shea, aged 30, Sarah Shea, 21 years old Rich. Shea, Georga.O. Shea, are other Shea that migrated to US from London, Havre, Liverpool, Liverpool & Queenstown and Antwerp.

Shea Namesakes

  • Jamie Shea, is Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO Headquarters
  • John Gilmary Shea, writer, editor
  • George Shea, Newfoundland politician
  • Francis Raymond Shea, served as the third Roman Catholic Bishop of Evansville
  • Jimmy Shea, James Edmound Shea Jr
  • Robert Shea, American novelist and former journalist best known as co-author with Robert Anton Wilson of the science fantasy trilogy 'Illuminatus!'
  • Ambrose Shea, political and business figure
  • Derwyn Shea, Anglican Church of Canada clergyman and politician
  • George Beverly Shea, Canadian-born American and was considered "the first international singing 'star' of the gospel world
  • John Shea, American actor, producer, and director
  • William Shea, American lawyer and a name partner of the prominent law firm of Shea & Gould
  • Patty Shea, member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  • Aaron Shea, former American football tight end of the National Football League
  • Bob Shea, American professional basketball player
  • Richard Thomas Shea, military person
  • Daniel J. Shea, soldier in the US Army
  • Joseph Francis Shea, American aerospace engineer and NASA manager
  • Merv Shea, American professional baseball catcher and coach
  • Terry Shea, American football coach and former player
  • Stephen Shea, former child actor most noted for voicing the character of Linus van Pelt
  • Charity Shea, American actress
  • Spec Shea, Major League Baseball pitcher from 1947–1955
  • Maureen Shea, American female professional boxer of Irish and Mexican descent
  • Eric Shea, American actor
  • Joan Shea, former Canadian politician and Cabinet minister

Shea Namesakes

  • Jamie Shea, is Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO Headquarters
  • John Gilmary Shea, writer, editor
  • George Shea, Newfoundland politician
  • Francis Raymond Shea, served as the third Roman Catholic Bishop of Evansville
  • Jimmy Shea, James Edmound Shea Jr
  • Robert Shea, American novelist and former journalist best known as co-author with Robert Anton Wilson of the science fantasy trilogy 'Illuminatus!'
  • Ambrose Shea, political and business figure
  • Derwyn Shea, Anglican Church of Canada clergyman and politician
  • George Beverly Shea, Canadian-born American and was considered "the first international singing 'star' of the gospel world
  • John Shea, American actor, producer, and director
  • William Shea, American lawyer and a name partner of the prominent law firm of Shea & Gould
  • Patty Shea, member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  • Aaron Shea, former American football tight end of the National Football League
  • Bob Shea, American professional basketball player
  • Richard Thomas Shea, military person
  • Daniel J. Shea, soldier in the US Army
  • Joseph Francis Shea, American aerospace engineer and NASA manager
  • Merv Shea, American professional baseball catcher and coach
  • Terry Shea, American football coach and former player
  • Stephen Shea, former child actor most noted for voicing the character of Linus van Pelt
  • Charity Shea, American actress
  • Spec Shea, Major League Baseball pitcher from 1947–1955
  • Maureen Shea, American female professional boxer of Irish and Mexican descent
  • Eric Shea, American actor
  • Joan Shea, former Canadian politician and Cabinet minister

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