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Where is the Shands family from?
You can see how Shands families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shands family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shands families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 6 Shands families living in Virginia. This was about 55% of all the recorded Shands's in USA. Virginia had the highest population of Shands families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Shands surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Laborer and Housework were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Shands. 32% of Shands men worked as a Laborer and 23% of Shands women worked as a Housework. Some less common occupations for Americans named Shands were Clerk and Seamstress. .
Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Shands life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Shands in 1941 was 37, and 78 in 2004.