Shearn is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shearn
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shearn

How popular is Shearn?

Shearn is ranked 182807 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shearns plummeted by 7.317073 per cent to 646 since 2000 and slipped by 3490 spots and ranked at 34916. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.02 80.2
Black 16.41 17.07
Hispanic or Latino 3.72 1.29
Others 1.24 1.29
Shearn is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Wales. Around 1943 people have been found who wears Shearn as their family name. Shearn is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
82,478 South Africa2
65,594 Belgium2
24,766 Scotland2
124,220 Italy2
118,441 Germany2
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
62,864 New Zealand1
897,276 Russia1
2,190 Barbados1
5,553 Taiwan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
72,994 Canada39
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Shearn:
31,304 United States939
10,767 England586
13,698 Australia199

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant R. Shearn from Ireland aboard the Chester from Dublin during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 15 years old when he arrived in USA on May 2, 1849. Ellen Shearn, aged 20, 20 years old Mary Shearn, Mick Shearn (26) Immigrant, 22 years old Bridget Shearn, are other Shearn that migrated to US.

Shearn Namesakes

  • Edith Gardener Shearn, Playwright
  • Clarence J. Shearn, Lawyer
  • Libbie Shearn Rice Moody, William Lewis Moody, Jr.'s wife
  • Amy Shearn, Author

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