US Population With Last Name Shear 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 3,318 people in the US whose last name was Shear, and the rate of occurence of the Shear last name was 1.23 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Shear identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (94.7%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.48%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.42%).

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

Non-Hisp White
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Non-Hisp ANHPI
Non-Hisp AIAN

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

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

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 3142 94.7
Hispanic or Latino 49 1.48
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 47 1.42
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 32 0.96
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 29 0.87
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 19 0.57