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There are approximately 15,026 people named Shields in the UK. That makes it the 671th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 238 are named Shields.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Shields surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SHIELDS. North and South Shields, cos. Northumberland and Durham.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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