How common is the surname Sholes?

1,303 people in the United States had the surname Sholes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,950 Americans. It ranked 20,394th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sholes?

Christopher Latham Sholes, American politician (1819–1890), followed by Steve Sholes.

Where is the surname Sholes most common?

Wikidata records people named Sholes in the United States.

Is the surname Sholes getting more or less common?

More common. 1,230 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,303 in 2010, up 5.9%.

The surname Sholes

A surname, carried by 1,303 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sholes is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

Perhaps an altered spelling of Scholes.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,303 people named Sholes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 236,950 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,230.

#20,394

rank among US surnames

1,303

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #20,152)

Who is named Sholes

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

84% of people named Sholes identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%

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 Sholess

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christopher Latham Sholes
American politician (1819–1890)
Steve Sholes
American record producer, music executive (1911–1968)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sholes

Sholes has the Soundex code S420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S420.

Questions

Where does the surname Sholes come from?: Perhaps an altered spelling of Scholes.
How common is the surname Sholes?: 1,303 people in the United States had the surname Sholes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,950 Americans. It ranked 20,394th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sholes?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Sholes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sholes?: Christopher Latham Sholes, American politician (1819–1890), followed by Steve Sholes.
Where is the surname Sholes most common?: Wikidata records people named Sholes in the United States.
Is the surname Sholes getting more or less common?: More common. 1,230 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,303 in 2010, up 5.9%.