How Many People Have the Last Name Shea?
people had the surname Shea in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 8,850 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
+1,260 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Shea (93.8%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Shea ranks #779. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Shea grew from 32,069 people in 2000 to 33,329 in 2010 (up 3.9%), and its rank fell from #990 to #1,048. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 11.89 to 11.3 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 32,069 | 33,329 |
| Rank | #990 | #1,048 |
| Per 100,000 people | 11.89 | 11.3 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Shea
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Shea: S000
👤 Shea as a First Name
Shea is a first name too: about 20,496 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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