How common is the surname Shire?

1,643 people in the United States had the surname Shire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,916 Americans. It ranked 17,239th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shire?

Talia Shire, American actress (born 1946), followed by David Shire.

Where is the surname Shire most common?

Wikidata records people named Shire in the United States.

Is the surname Shire getting more or less common?

More common. 1,092 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,643 in 2010, up 51%.

The surname Shire

A surname, carried by 1,643 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shire is more common than 89.4% of them.

Origin

English and Irish surname, from shire.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,643 people named Shire in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 187,916 Americans. That is up 51% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,092.

#17,239

rank among US surnames

1,643

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+50.5%

change since 2000 (was #22,098)

Who is named Shire

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

68% of people named Shire identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Shires

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Talia Shire
American actress (born 1946)
David Shire
American songwriter, born 1937

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shire

Shire has the Soundex code S600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S600.

Questions

Where does the surname Shire come from?: English and Irish surname, from shire.
How common is the surname Shire?: 1,643 people in the United States had the surname Shire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,916 Americans. It ranked 17,239th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shire?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Shire identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Shire?: Talia Shire, American actress (born 1946), followed by David Shire.
Where is the surname Shire most common?: Wikidata records people named Shire in the United States.
Is the surname Shire getting more or less common?: More common. 1,092 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,643 in 2010, up 51%.