How common is the surname Sheeler?

1,028 people in the United States had the surname Sheeler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. It ranked 24,370th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sheeler?

Charles Sheeler, American artist (1883-1965).

Where is the surname Sheeler most common?

Wikidata records people named Sheeler in the United States.

Is the surname Sheeler getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,247 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,028 in 2010, down 18%.

The surname Sheeler

A surname, carried by 1,028 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sheeler is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,028 people named Sheeler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. That is down 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,247.

#24,370

rank among US surnames

1,028

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-17.6%

change since 2000 (was #19,931)

Who is named Sheeler

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

91% of people named Sheeler identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sheelers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Sheeler
American artist (1883-1965)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sheeler

Sheeler has the Soundex code S460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S460.

Questions

How common is the surname Sheeler?: 1,028 people in the United States had the surname Sheeler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. It ranked 24,370th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sheeler?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Sheeler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sheeler?: Charles Sheeler, American artist (1883-1965).
Where is the surname Sheeler most common?: Wikidata records people named Sheeler in the United States.
Is the surname Sheeler getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,247 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,028 in 2010, down 18%.