How common is the surname Shevchenko?

1,027 people in the United States had the surname Shevchenko in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. It ranked 24,388th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shevchenko?

Yelena Shevchenko, artistic gymnast, followed by Yevgeniy Shevchenko.

Where is the surname Shevchenko most common?

Wikidata records people named Shevchenko in the Soviet Union and Belarus.

How do you pronounce Shevchenko?

Shevchenko is /ʃeɪvˈtʃɛnkɔː/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Shevchenko getting more or less common?

More common. 595 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,027 in 2010, up 73%.

The surname Shevchenko

An Ukrainian surname, carried by 1,027 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ʃeɪvˈtʃɛnkɔː/ 3 syllables Soundex S125

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

Origin

Ukrainian origin

From Ukrainian Шевче́нко (Ševčénko).

One of 22 Ukrainian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,027 people named Shevchenko in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. That is up 73% since 2000, when the Census counted 595.

#24,388

rank among US surnames

1,027

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+72.6%

change since 2000 (was #35,721)

Who is named Shevchenko

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

99% of people named Shevchenko identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 99%
Two or more races 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Shevchenkos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Yelena Shevchenko
Artistic gymnast, born 1971
Yevgeniy Shevchenko
Belarusian footballer, born 1996

Notable Shevchenkos come mostly from the Soviet Union (1) and Belarus (1).

Other Ukrainian surnames

All 22 Ukrainian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Shevchenko come from?: From Ukrainian Шевче́нко (Ševčénko).
How common is the surname Shevchenko?: 1,027 people in the United States had the surname Shevchenko in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. It ranked 24,388th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shevchenko?: In the 2010 Census, 99% of people named Shevchenko identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Shevchenko?: Yelena Shevchenko, artistic gymnast, followed by Yevgeniy Shevchenko.
Where is the surname Shevchenko most common?: Wikidata records people named Shevchenko in the Soviet Union and Belarus.
How do you pronounce Shevchenko?: Shevchenko is /ʃeɪvˈtʃɛnkɔː/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Shevchenko getting more or less common?: More common. 595 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,027 in 2010, up 73%.