US Population With Last Name Sheppard 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 35,554 people in the US whose last name was Sheppard, and the rate of occurence of the Sheppard last name was 13.18 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Sheppard identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (70.37%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (25.26%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.72%).

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

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Non-Hisp Black
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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 Sheppard last name.

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

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 25019 70.37
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 8981 25.26
Hispanic or Latino 612 1.72
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 555 1.56
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 249 0.70
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 139 0.39