US Population With Last Name Shields 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 50,832 people in the US whose last name was Shields, and the rate of occurence of the Shields last name was 17.23 per 100K.

The race of 75.83% of the people with the last name of Shields was Non Hispanic White Alone (i.e. 38,546 people); 18.5% was Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (i.e. 9,404 people); and 2.18% was Hispanic or Latino (i.e. 1,108 people).

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

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

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

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 38546 75.83
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 9404 18.5
Hispanic or Latino 1108 2.18
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 966 1.9
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 483 0.95
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 325 0.64