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

Updated on December 11, 2025.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2010 Census, there were 60,479 people in the US whose last name was Shepherd, and the rate of occurence of the Shepherd last name was 20.5 per 100K.

The race of 78.64% of the people with the last name of Shepherd was Non Hispanic White Alone (i.e. 47,561 people); 15.94% was Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (i.e. 9,640 people); and 2.04% was Hispanic or Latino (i.e. 1,234 people).

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

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

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

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 47561 78.64
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 9640 15.94
Hispanic or Latino 1234 2.04
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 1179 1.95
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 538 0.89
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 327 0.54