How common is the surname Shropshire?

4,469 people in the United States had the surname Shropshire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,086 Americans. It ranked 7,457th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Shropshire getting more or less common?

More common. 4,342 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,469 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Shropshire

A surname, carried by 4,469 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S612

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shropshire is more common than 95.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,469 people named Shropshire in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,086 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,342.

#7,457

rank among US surnames

4,469

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,099)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,450	Balch	4,472	69,040
#7,453	Deen	4,471	69,055
#7,455	Dressler	4,470	69,071
#7,457	Bessette	4,469	69,086
#7,459	Swaney	4,468	69,102
#7,461	Shockey	4,467	69,117
#7,463	Herren	4,466	69,132

Who is named Shropshire

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

54% of people named Shropshire identified as white (not Hispanic), 40% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 40%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Shropshire?: 4,469 people in the United States had the surname Shropshire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,086 Americans. It ranked 7,457th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shropshire?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Shropshire identified as white (not Hispanic), and 40% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Shropshire getting more or less common?: More common. 4,342 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,469 in 2010, up 2.9%.