How Many People Have the Last Name Sher?
people had the surname Sher in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 109,890 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 2 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
−580 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Sher (84%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 12.7%, are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Sher ranks #9,211. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 6.4% to 12.7%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 90.1% to 84%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Sher fell from 3,267 people in 2000 to 2,687 in 2010 (down 17.8%), and its rank fell from #9,180 to #11,669.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 3,267 | 2,687 |
| Rank | #9,180 | #11,669 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.21 | 0.91 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Sher
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Sher: S600
👤 Sher as a First Name
Sher is a first name too: about 278 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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