Sheil is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sheil
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sheil

How popular is Sheil?

Sheil is ranked 147310 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sheils plummeted by 42.6259 per cent to 319 since 2000 and slipped by 25074 spots and ranked at 62714. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.73 94.78
Hispanic or Latino 3.13 2.34
Others 2.82 2.34
Sheil 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 Ireland. Around 2572 people have been found who wears Sheil as their family name. Sheil is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
9,097 Wales3
67,494 South Africa3
184,212 France3
993 Guernsey2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
139,444 Brazil2
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
30,360 Thailand1
53,505 Turkey1
49,101 Denmark1
37,493 Austria1
16,640 Hong Kong1
6,212 Jamaica1
118,015 Netherlands1
7,191 Afghanistan1
66,560 Philippines1
36,678 Singapore1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
313,225 India33
14,963 Scotland26
24,534 New Zealand17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,845 Canada78
57,588 Argentina75
Countries with hundreds of Sheil:
30,220 United States981
1,131 Ireland524
13,982 England419
7,441 Australia386
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Thomas Sheil from Ireland aboard the Jane from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 19 years old when he arrived in USA on May 5, 1846. 26 years old Michael Sheil, Anne Sheil (24) Matron, Farmer Patrick Sheil, Jane Sheil, aged 22, Jane Sheil (40) Workwoman, 20 years old Charles Sheil, Tailoress John Sheil, Bridget Sheil (30) Maid, and 25 other Sheil around 50% of whom were workman while others worked as matron and servant migrated to US from Sligo, Liverpool and Londonderry.

Sheil Namesakes

  • Kate Sheil, Television actress
  • Kate Lyn Sheil, Film actress
  • Brigid Sheils Makowski, Author
  • Nina Sheila Dyer, Fashion Model
  • Kate Sheil, Television actress
  • Marmaduke Sheild, Surgeon
  • Mike St Maur Sheil, Photographer
  • Kate Sheil, Television actress
  • Kate Sheil, Television actress
  • Kate Lyn Sheil, Film actress

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