How common is the surname Shumway?

5,278 people in the United States had the surname Shumway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,497 Americans. It ranked 6,434th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Shumway?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Shumway identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Shumway?

Lee Shumway, actor (1884-1959).

Where is the surname Shumway most common?

Wikidata records people named Shumway in the United States.

Is the surname Shumway getting more or less common?

More common. 4,848 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,278 in 2010, up 8.9%.

The surname Shumway

A surname, carried by 5,278 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shumway is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,278 people named Shumway in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,497 Americans. That is up 8.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,848.

#6,434

rank among US surnames

5,278

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+8.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,458)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,429	Simonds	5,284	58,430
#6,430	Ringer	5,283	58,441
#6,431	Brehm	5,282	58,452
#6,434	Malave	5,278	58,497

Who is named Shumway

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

95% of people named Shumway identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Shumways

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lee Shumway
Actor (1884-1959)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shumway

Shumway has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

Questions

How common is the surname Shumway?: 5,278 people in the United States had the surname Shumway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,497 Americans. It ranked 6,434th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shumway?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Shumway identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Shumway?: Lee Shumway, actor (1884-1959).
Where is the surname Shumway most common?: Wikidata records people named Shumway in the United States.
Is the surname Shumway getting more or less common?: More common. 4,848 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,278 in 2010, up 8.9%.