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Shields


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Origin Of The Surname Shields

Meaning Of The Surname Shields

Armour Maker

Interesting Facts About Shields

There are two possible origins of the surname Shields. It could have been used as an occupational surname for a maker of armour, or a locational surname for someone from Shields in Northern England. Locational names were assigned to a person on moving to a new town, where the name of their old home was given as a surname.

Shields Statistics

Shields is the number 556 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 17,267 share the surname Shields in the UK.

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