US Population With Last Name Sheldon By Race and Ethnicity in the 2010 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2010 Census, there were 19,339 people in the US whose last name was Sheldon, and the rate of occurence of the Sheldon last name was 6.56 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Sheldon identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (90.74%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (2.58%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (2.37%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Sheldon By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

Non-Hisp White
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp AIAN
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 Sheldon last name.

US Population With Last Name Sheldon By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 17548 90.74
Hispanic or Latino 499 2.58
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 458 2.37
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 356 1.84
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 309 1.6
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 168 0.87