How common is the surname Shuman?

9,043 people in the United States had the surname Shuman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,142 Americans. It ranked 3,937th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shuman?

Mort Shuman, American songwriter (1938–1991), followed by Frank Shuman.

Where is the surname Shuman most common?

Wikidata records people named Shuman in the United States.

Is the surname Shuman getting more or less common?

More common. 8,730 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,043 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Shuman

A surname, carried by 9,043 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shuman is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,043 people named Shuman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,142 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,730.

#3,937

rank among US surnames

9,043

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,729)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,932	Kee	9,049	34,119
#3,933	Packer	9,048	34,123
#3,936	Nunley	9,046	34,131
#3,937	Jonas	9,043	34,142

Who is named Shuman

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

88% of people named Shuman identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Shumans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mort Shuman
American songwriter (1938–1991)
Frank Shuman
American inventor (1862–1918)
Michael Shuman
American musician, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shuman

Shuman has the Soundex code S550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S550.

Questions

How common is the surname Shuman?: 9,043 people in the United States had the surname Shuman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,142 Americans. It ranked 3,937th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shuman?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Shuman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Shuman?: Mort Shuman, American songwriter (1938–1991), followed by Frank Shuman.
Where is the surname Shuman most common?: Wikidata records people named Shuman in the United States.
Is the surname Shuman getting more or less common?: More common. 8,730 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,043 in 2010, up 3.6%.