How common is the surname Sheard?

2,135 people in the United States had the surname Sheard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,611 Americans. It ranked 14,084th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sheard?

Kierra Sheard, American singer, followed by Karen Clark Sheard.

Where is the surname Sheard most common?

Wikidata records people named Sheard in the United States.

Is the surname Sheard getting more or less common?

More common. 1,901 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,135 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Sheard

A surname, carried by 2,135 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sheard is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,135 people named Sheard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 144,611 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,901.

#14,084

rank among US surnames

2,135

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+12.3%

change since 2000 (was #14,415)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,076	Ellefson	2,137	144,476
#14,082	Pai	2,136	144,544
#14,084	Youngberg	2,135	144,611
#14,090	Cumbie	2,134	144,679
#14,093	Cull	2,133	144,747

Who is named Sheard

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

50% of people named Sheard identified as Black (not Hispanic), 44% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 50%
White (not Hispanic) 44%
Two or more races 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Sheards

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kierra Sheard
American singer, born 1987
Karen Clark Sheard
American musician and songwriter, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sheard

Sheard has the Soundex code S630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S630.

Questions

How common is the surname Sheard?: 2,135 people in the United States had the surname Sheard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,611 Americans. It ranked 14,084th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sheard?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Sheard identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 44% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sheard?: Kierra Sheard, American singer, followed by Karen Clark Sheard.
Where is the surname Sheard most common?: Wikidata records people named Sheard in the United States.
Is the surname Sheard getting more or less common?: More common. 1,901 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,135 in 2010, up 12%.