How common is the surname Shemwell?

1,035 people in the United States had the surname Shemwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. It ranked 24,237th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Shemwell getting more or less common?

More common. 976 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,035 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Shemwell

A surname, carried by 1,035 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shemwell is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,035 people named Shemwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 976.

#24,237

rank among US surnames

1,035

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #24,115)

Who is named Shemwell

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

81% of people named Shemwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Shemwell?: 1,035 people in the United States had the surname Shemwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. It ranked 24,237th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shemwell?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Shemwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Shemwell getting more or less common?: More common. 976 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,035 in 2010, up 6.0%.