How Many People Have the Last Name Shanks?
people had the surname Shanks in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 24,938 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+386 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Shanks (78.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 16.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Shanks ranks #2,269. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Shanks grew from 11,436 people in 2000 to 11,822 in 2010 (up 3.4%), and its rank fell from #2,881 to #3,031. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 4.24 to 4.01 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 11,436 | 11,822 |
| Rank | #2,881 | #3,031 |
| Per 100,000 people | 4.24 | 4.01 |
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