Last Name SHEPHERD

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The shepherd.
Origin English, Jewish, French, Native American, Irish, Falkland, Maori, Belgian

Rank 515 (2000 US census) 569 (1990 US census)
Count 57,935 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 80.98%, or 46916 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 14.74%, or 8540 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.38%, or 220 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.01%, or 585 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.55%, or 898 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.34%, or 776 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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