How common is the last name Shields?

49,337 people in the United States have the last name Shields, about 1 in 6,058. It ranks #676 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SHIELDS

#676

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
49,337
About
1 in 6,058
This common or more
35.3%
Who bears it

Of the 49,337 people with the last name Shields, 72.8% reported their origin as White, 18% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Shields

#674 Atkins · 49,353#675 Cisneros · 49,338#677 Beltran · 49,320#678 Horn · 49,305

Spelled almost the same

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

#27,055 Shilts · 946#38,180 Sheilds · 625

Also a first name

As a first name, Shields ranks #44,846 of 53,615, with 153 people. See Shields as a first name

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