Last Name SHIEL

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Meaning	Local: A river and loch or lake, in the south-west of Inverness-shire, Scotland. 'Shiels' were shepherd's huts, a term used by the Northumbrian Saxons, to denote the temporary shelters of shepherds.

Origin	Irish

Rank	32,984 (2000 US census)	27,106 (1990 US census)

Count	655 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

92.67%, or 607 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
3.36%, or 22 total occurrences, as black,
1.07%, or 7 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.83%, or 12 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.07%, or 7 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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