How common is the surname Shumate?

8,311 people in the United States had the surname Shumate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,149 Americans. It ranked 4,276th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shumate?

John Shumate, American basketball player-coach.

Where is the surname Shumate most common?

Wikidata records people named Shumate in the United States.

Is the surname Shumate getting more or less common?

More common. 8,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,311 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Shumate

A French surname, carried by 8,311 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shumate is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Chaumette or de la Chaumette.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,311 people named Shumate in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,149 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,196.

#4,276

rank among US surnames

8,311

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,981)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,272	Abdullah	8,314	37,136
#4,273	Orosco	8,313	37,140
#4,274	Fuqua	8,312	37,145
#4,276	Heinz	8,311	37,149

Who is named Shumate

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

87% of people named Shumate identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Shumates

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Shumate
American basketball player-coach, 1952–2025

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Shumate come from?: Borrowed from French Chaumette or de la Chaumette.
How common is the surname Shumate?: 8,311 people in the United States had the surname Shumate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,149 Americans. It ranked 4,276th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shumate?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Shumate identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Shumate?: John Shumate, American basketball player-coach.
Where is the surname Shumate most common?: Wikidata records people named Shumate in the United States.
Is the surname Shumate getting more or less common?: More common. 8,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,311 in 2010, up 1.4%.