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    The surname Sheeley

    A surname, carried by 1,955 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S400

    Sheeley: #15,090 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sheeley #15,090, 1,955 people Sheeley: #15,090 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sheeley #15,090, 1,955 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sheeley is more common than 90.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,955 people named Sheeley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 157,926 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,936.

    #15,090
    rank among US surnames
    1,955
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1%
    change since 2000 (was #14,219)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,090Palombo1,955157,926
    #15,099Schaible1,954158,007

    Who is named Sheeley

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

    91% of people named Sheeley identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    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 Sheeleys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sharon Sheeley
      American songwriter (1940–2002)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sheeley

    Sheeley has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Sheeley?
    1,955 people in the United States had the surname Sheeley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,926 Americans. It ranked 15,090th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sheeley?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Sheeley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Sheeley?
    Sharon Sheeley, American songwriter (1940–2002).
    Where is the surname Sheeley most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sheeley in the United States.
    Is the surname Sheeley getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,936 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,955 in 2010, up 1.0%.