How common is the surname Shand?

1,888 people in the United States had the surname Shand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,530 Americans. It ranked 15,503rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shand?

Bruce Shand, British Army officer.

Where is the surname Shand most common?

Wikidata records people named Shand in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Shand getting more or less common?

More common. 1,661 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,888 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Shand

A surname, carried by 1,888 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shand is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

From the Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, shortened from McShane.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,888 people named Shand in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,530 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,661.

#15,503

rank among US surnames

1,888

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+13.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,035)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,494	Brogden	1,890	163,357
#15,499	Emert	1,889	163,444
#15,503	Shand	1,888	163,530
#15,508	Lucht	1,887	163,617

Who is named Shand

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

61% of people named Shand identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 61%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Shands

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bruce Shand
British Army officer, 1917–2006

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shand

Shand has the Soundex code S530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S530.

Questions

Where does the surname Shand come from?: From the Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, shortened from McShane.
How common is the surname Shand?: 1,888 people in the United States had the surname Shand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,530 Americans. It ranked 15,503rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shand?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Shand identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Shand?: Bruce Shand, British Army officer.
Where is the surname Shand most common?: Wikidata records people named Shand in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Shand getting more or less common?: More common. 1,661 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,888 in 2010, up 14%.