How common is the surname Shiflett?

3,679 people in the United States had the surname Shiflett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,921 Americans. It ranked 8,900th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Shiflett?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Shiflett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Shiflett?

Chris Shiflett, American rock guitarist.

Where is the surname Shiflett most common?

Wikidata records people named Shiflett in the United States.

Is the surname Shiflett getting more or less common?

More common. 3,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,679 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Shiflett

A surname, carried by 3,679 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S143

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shiflett is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,679 people named Shiflett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,921 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,645.

#8,900

rank among US surnames

3,679

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #8,348)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,891	Diorio	3,682	83,853
#8,894	Wentzel	3,681	83,875
#8,896	Tarpley	3,680	83,898
#8,900	Brigman	3,679	83,921
#8,904	Billington	3,678	83,944
#8,906	Dear	3,677	83,967
#8,907	Marine	3,676	83,990

Who is named Shiflett

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

95% of people named Shiflett identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Shifletts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Shiflett
American rock guitarist, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shiflett

Shiflett has the Soundex code S143, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S143.

Questions

How common is the surname Shiflett?: 3,679 people in the United States had the surname Shiflett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,921 Americans. It ranked 8,900th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shiflett?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Shiflett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Shiflett?: Chris Shiflett, American rock guitarist.
Where is the surname Shiflett most common?: Wikidata records people named Shiflett in the United States.
Is the surname Shiflett getting more or less common?: More common. 3,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,679 in 2010, up 0.9%.