The Irish, English and Scottish surname Shield is an habitational name from a pair of places in Northumberland and County Durham (now both in Tyne and Wear) called North and South Shields, named from the Middle English term schele meaning “shed, hut, or shelter.” When found in Ireland it is a reduced form of O’Shields, an alternative anglicized form of the Gaelic name Ó Siadhail meaning “descendant of Siadhal.” A noted bearer of the name is the Irish musician Kevin Shields. There are approximately 1200 bearers of the name Shield currently living in the US.

SHIELD RAISED FAMILY CREST RING