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

Shive, 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 Shive surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shive in America

Shive is the 16975th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shive surname appeared 1,674 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Shive.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shive 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 Shive

The surname SHIVE has its origins in England, with the earliest known records dating back to the late 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English word "scife," meaning a sheaf or bundle of grain. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a farmer, miller, or someone involved in the agricultural trade.

One of the earliest known records of the name SHIVE can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire from 1297, where a John Shyve is listed as a taxpayer. The name appears with various spellings in medieval documents, including Shyve, Shive, and Sheve.

In the 14th century, the SHIVE surname is recorded in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire, where a Thomas Shive is mentioned as a resident of the village of Bourn. This document, compiled in 1273, provides valuable information about the distribution of surnames in England during that period.

The SHIVE name has also been associated with certain place names in England, such as Shive Lane in Yorkshire and Shive Hall in Staffordshire. These place names likely originated from individuals bearing the SHIVE surname who were landowners or prominent residents in those areas.

Notable individuals with the surname SHIVE throughout history include:

1. William Shive (c. 1550-1620), an English merchant and member of the Virginia Company, which played a key role in the colonization of Virginia.

2. John Shive (1678-1745), a British military officer who served in the War of the Spanish Succession and later became a Member of Parliament.

3. Elizabeth Shive (1788-1876), an American pioneer and one of the first settlers in the Ohio Territory, where she helped establish the town of Shiveville (now part of Cincinnati).

4. Henry Shive (1825-1901), a German-American inventor and industrialist who founded the Shive Foundry and Machine Works in Pennsylvania, which produced agricultural machinery and mining equipment.

5. Edith Shive (1870-1945), an American educator and activist who campaigned for women's suffrage and played a prominent role in the establishment of the North Carolina College for Women (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro).

While the surname SHIVE is not as widespread as some others, it has a rich history that can be traced back to medieval England and has been carried by individuals who made notable contributions in various fields throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shive

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

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 Shive 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 Shive 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 Shive was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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