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Shreve Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a sheriff, from Middle English schiref, shreeve, shryve ‘sheriff’, from Old English scir ‘shire’, ‘administrative district’ + (ge)refa ‘reeve’ (see Reeve). In some cases it may have arisen from a nickname.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Shove, Shean, Reeve, Shroff, Steve, Greve, Stueve, Stream, Schrage

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Shreve Family Origin

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Shreve Family Occupations

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  • Agricultural Labourer

    50%

  • Coachman (Not Dom)

    50%

In 1881, the most common Shreve occupation in the UK was Agricultural Labourer. 50% of Shreve's were Agricultural Labourers. Agricultural Labourer and Coachman (Not Dom) were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Shreve.

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Shreve Historical Records

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Shreve Life Expectancy

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