How common is the last name Sheldon?

18,325 people in the United States have the last name Sheldon, about 1 in 16,311. It ranks #1,926 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SHELDON

#1,926

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
18,325
About
1 in 16,311
This common or more
47.3%
Who bears it

Of the 18,325 people with the last name Sheldon, 88% reported their origin as White, 4.2% as two or more races and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Sheldon

#1,924 Roche · 18,333#1,925 Shen · 18,330#1,927 Hyatt · 18,300#1,927 Ricks · 18,300

Spelled almost the same

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

#359 Shelton · 85,839#23,629 Shelden · 1,108

Also a first name

As a first name, Sheldon ranks #1,381 of 53,615, with 25,589 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1992, with 624 births. See Sheldon as a first name

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