US Population With Last Name Shakespeare By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 1,069 people in the US whose last name was Shakespeare, and the rate of occurence of the Shakespeare last name was 0.4 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Shakespeare identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (59.59%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (29.19%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (7.39%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Shakespeare By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp AIAN
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
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Non-Hisp ANHPI

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Shakespeare last name.

US Population With Last Name Shakespeare By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 637 59.59
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 312 29.19
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 79 7.39
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 18 1.68
Hispanic or Latino 16 1.50
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.65