How Many People Have the Last Name Sheldon?
people had the surname Sheldon in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 15,244 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
+93 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Sheldon (90.7%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Sheldon ranks #1,378. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Sheldon grew from 19,246 people in 2000 to 19,339 in 2010 (up 0.5%), and its rank fell from #1,708 to #1,855. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 7.13 to 6.56 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 19,246 | 19,339 |
| Rank | #1,708 | #1,855 |
| Per 100,000 people | 7.13 | 6.56 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Sheldon
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Sheldon: S435
👤 Sheldon as a First Name
Sheldon is a first name too: about 24,205 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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