How common is the surname Shears?

3,831 people in the United States had the surname Shears in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,591 Americans. It ranked 8,596th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shears?

Curtis Shears, American fencer (1901–1988).

Where is the surname Shears most common?

Wikidata records people named Shears in the United States.

Is the surname Shears getting more or less common?

More common. 3,577 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,831 in 2010, up 7.1%.

The surname Shears

A surname, carried by 3,831 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shears is more common than 94.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,831 people named Shears in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,591 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,577.

#8,596

rank among US surnames

3,831

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,481)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,590	Weise	3,834	80,528
#8,593	Cueto	3,833	80,549
#8,594	Haack	3,832	80,570
#8,596	Shears	3,831	80,591
#8,597	Alter	3,830	80,612

Who is named Shears

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

58% of people named Shears identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Shearss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Curtis Shears
American fencer (1901–1988)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shears

Shears has the Soundex code S620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S620.

Questions

How common is the surname Shears?: 3,831 people in the United States had the surname Shears in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,591 Americans. It ranked 8,596th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shears?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Shears identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Shears?: Curtis Shears, American fencer (1901–1988).
Where is the surname Shears most common?: Wikidata records people named Shears in the United States.
Is the surname Shears getting more or less common?: More common. 3,577 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,831 in 2010, up 7.1%.