How common is the last name Shannon?

44,030 people in the United States have the last name Shannon, about 1 in 6,789. It ranks #767 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SHANNON

#767

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
44,030
About
1 in 6,789
This common or more
36.7%
Who bears it

Of the 44,030 people with the last name Shannon, 72.3% reported their origin as White, 19.2% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Shannon

#765 Cordova · 44,178#766 Chung · 44,132#768 Marin · 43,997#769 Mccullough · 43,929

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Shannon, most common first.

#19,925 Shamoon · 1,352#41,826 Shamon · 560#129,045 Shanon · 138

Also a first name

As a first name, Shannon ranks #171 of 53,615, with 300,975 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1970, with 16,118 births. See Shannon as a first name

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