Shedd is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shedd
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: English name also met in the forms Shed, Shead. It is a term for a shack, shed, and therefore the owner of such a building or one that lives in a place called Shed (d).

How popular is Shedd?

Shedd is common in United States.

Shedd is ranked 89345 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shedds plummeted by 1.577608 per cent to 3868 since 2000 and slipped by 711 spots and ranked at 8512. The last name was found in around 13 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.3 89.92
Black 6.2 6.13
Shedd is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Guam is ahead in terms of density. Around 4807 people have been found who wears Shedd as their family name. Shedd is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
179,761 Australia6
615,517 Russia6
1,500,361 India2
723,167 Indonesia2
169,904 Brazil1
12,270 Lebanon1
36,678 Singapore1
66,560 Philippines1
118,015 Netherlands1
12,745 Luxembourg1
58,885 Poland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
587 Guam32
85,726 Canada32
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,298 England65
Countries with thousands of Shedd:
8,048 United States4,655

Shedd Namesakes

  • Hibbard H. Shedd, Politician
  • Harold Shedd, Music executive
  • Louise Dawes Shedd, Author
  • Harold Shedd, Music executive
  • Gordon Shedden, Racing driver
  • Gordon Shedden, Racing driver
  • Hibbard H. Shedd, Politician
  • George Clifford Shedd, Writer
  • Kerby Alan Shedden, Mathematician
  • Harold Shedd, Music executive

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