Find out how popular the last name Shiring is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Shiring.

Shiring, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Shiring surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shiring in America

Shiring is the 72771st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shiring surname appeared 267 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Shiring.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shiring to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Shiring

The surname Shiring originated in the Yorkshire region of England during the medieval period. It is believed to derive from the Old English words 'scir' meaning bright or shining, and 'ing' a common suffix denoting 'people of'. Thus, Shiring potentially referred to people from a place called 'bright' or 'shining settlement'.

Early records of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Sciring' and 'Syring'. These entries suggest the name was present in parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire during the Norman conquest. Similar spellings like 'Schering' and 'Shyring' are also found in medieval manorial rolls and tax records.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Roger de Shiring, a landowner recorded in Yorkshire during the 13th century. Another early example is William Shiring, born around 1380 in Lincolnshire, who was a soldier in the service of King Henry V during the Hundred Years' War.

Notable people with the surname Shiring include Sir John Shiring (1555-1624), an English politician who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1618. Thomas Shiring (1678-1737) was a prominent architect responsible for designing several churches and country houses in Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

In the literary world, Mary Shiring (1779-1850) was a prolific English writer and translator, best known for her novels and travel memoirs. Henry Shiring (1841-1906), born in Yorkshire, was a renowned botanist and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of British flora.

William Shiring (1903-1992), born in Lancashire, was a highly decorated British soldier who served in both World War I and World War II, earning the Military Cross and Distinguished Service Order for his bravery and leadership.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shiring

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Shiring.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Shiring was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Shiring has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Shiring was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Shiring, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!