How Many People Have the Last Name Shephard?

6,859

people had the surname Shephard in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 42,918 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#5,105

Tied with 1 other

Per 100,000 People

2.33

In 2010

Largest Group

62.2%

White

Change Since 2000

+5.2%

+340 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Shephard (62.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 30.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Shephard ranks #3,866. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 64.3% to 62.2%.

White 62.2%
Black 30.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino 3.5%

📈 Change Since 2000

Shephard grew from 6,519 people in 2000 to 6,859 in 2010 (up 5.2%), and its rank fell from #4,950 to #5,105. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.42 to 2.33 people per 100,000.

20002010
People6,5196,859
Rank#4,950#5,105
Per 100,000 people2.422.33

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Shephard

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#5,103Pieper6,860
#5,103Tsang6,860
#5,105Large6,859
#5,105Shephard6,859
#5,107Quiles6,858
#5,108Phillip6,857
#5,109Shrader6,855

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Shephard: S163

Shepherd 60,479 Shepard 39,430 Sheppard 36,960 Schubert 12,629 Seibert 10,826 Seifert 10,499 Swafford 9,369 Spradlin 7,356

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