How Many People Have the Last Name Sheppard?
people had the surname Sheppard in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 7,981 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
+1,406 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Sheppard (67.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 26.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Sheppard ranks #693. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 70.4% to 67.4%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Sheppard grew from 35,554 people in 2000 to 36,960 in 2010 (up 4%), and its rank fell from #889 to #938. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 13.18 to 12.53 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 35,554 | 36,960 |
| Rank | #889 | #938 |
| Per 100,000 people | 13.18 | 12.53 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Sheppard
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Sheppard: S163
👤 Sheppard as a First Name
Sheppard is a first name too: about 543 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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