Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SHIELDS
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
Related and similar surnames
ShieldSheils
Shiell
Sheil
Shiel
Schields
Schield
Shefield
Sheffield
Chields
Cheilds
Chelds
Chield
Chealds
Chielde
Cheldes
Cheild
Chalds
Cheld
Chelld
Cheeld
Chaild
Chelde
Chaldes
Cheelde
Chealde
Chielts
Shiells
Shailds
The Shields surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SHIELDS. North and South Shields, cos. Northumberland and Durham.