How common is the last name Shaw?

155,184 people in the United States have the last name Shaw, about 1 in 1,926. It ranks #169 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SHAW

#169

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
155,184
About
1 in 1,926
This common or more
21%
Who bears it

Of the 155,184 people with the last name Shaw, 69.4% reported their origin as White, 20.5% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Shaw

#167 Simpson · 156,097#168 Hunter · 155,740#170 Dixon · 154,538#171 Mason · 153,847

Spelled almost the same

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

#413 Shah · 76,855#3,818 Shay · 9,066#5,641 Shao · 5,929#12,854 Shew · 2,288#18,123 Sha · 1,515#28,588 Show · 887#81,574 Shae · 250#88,580 Shau · 225

Also a first name

As a first name, Shaw ranks #8,592 of 53,615, with 1,683 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2016, with 39 births. See Shaw as a first name

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