How Many People Have the Last Name Shears?
people had the surname Shears in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 76,923 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
+254 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Shears (58.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 35.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Shears ranks #6,687. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 60.5% to 58.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Shears grew from 3,577 people in 2000 to 3,831 in 2010 (up 7.1%), and its rank fell from #8,481 to #8,596. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.33 to 1.3 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 3,577 | 3,831 |
| Rank | #8,481 | #8,596 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.33 | 1.3 |
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Same Soundex code as Shears: S620
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