The Shane surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,372 people carried this name — #4,796 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 6,991 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Shane surname

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Anglicized form of the Northern Irish pronunciation of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Shane» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Shane in American newspapers,
1910–1916.

Newspaper page from Pullman Herald carrying the name Shane
Pullman Herald 1910-07-08
Newspaper page from Wauwatosa News carrying the name Shane
Wauwatosa News 1916-06-02
Newspaper page from Northern Wisconsin Advertiser carrying the name Shane
Northern Wisconsin Advertiser 1916-06-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 84,849 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Shane in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2010s.

10,095 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Shane. The most, 1,415, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,303
Queensland 1,818
Victoria 1,785
South Australia 997
Tasmania 946
Western Australia 581
ACT (Canberra) 461
Northern Territory 27

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Shane.

Who carried it

People named Shane,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francis Elmer Shane d. 1955 · politician
  • John Shane 1822–1899 · judge
  • Elizabeth Shane 1877–1951 · writer
  • Donald Du Shane 1885–1947 · writer
  • C. Donald Shane 1895–1983 · astronomer
  • Margaret Smith Shane 1898– · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Shane,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States775 records

775 records of the Shane name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 233
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 168
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 130
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 95
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 74
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 36
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 35
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Andrew B. Shane

    Born 1931; from Peoria County, Illinois. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1950 in North Korea. Buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John B. Shane

    Born 1907 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Philadelphia; sales clerk from Philadelphia County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1977, buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Albert G. Shane

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Majestic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 20; gardener. From Liverpool, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 775 records for Shane in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia72 records

72 records of the Shane name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 50
  • Tasmanian Names Index 10
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 2
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Shane

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Surry, arriving 1816; ticket of leave 1830. Native of Dublin.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Shane

    Arrived in Queensland in 1886 aboard the Bulimba, aged 18.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Lionel C. H. Shane

    Retired of New South Wales; died 1954.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 72 records for Shane in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada38 records

38 records of the Shane name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 31
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Shane

    Came to Ontario in 1870 aboard the Atlas, landing at Quebec, bound for Sarnia, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Eva Phyllis Shane

    Buried in 1968 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 48.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Eva Phyllis Shane

    Died 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 38 records for Shane in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Shane name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Shane

    Hampshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record N. Shane

    Norfolk Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record P. Shane

    King's (Liverpool Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Shane name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record M.h Shane

    Died 1890, aged 43; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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