Explore the Family Name Shackford

The meaning of Shackford

English: probably a shortened form of Shackelford.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Shackford in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, Shackford is a unique surname that has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 53,191st in terms of prevalence and by 2010, it had moved up to the 51,610th rank. This represents a notable change of 2.97 percent. The number of people carrying the Shackford surname also increased over this decade. In 2000, there were approximately 365 individuals with this last name and by 2010, this count had risen by 10.41 percent to 403.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,191	#51,610	2.97%
Count	365	403	10.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shackford

The ethnic identity associated with the Shackford surname has seen some shifts as well from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as White have consistently represented the majority, with a slight increase from 88.22 percent in 2000 to 88.59 percent in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw a significant increase of 45.26 percent, bringing the percentage from 1.37 to 1.99 over the decade. Conversely, those identifying as Black decreased from 9.04 percent to 5.96 percent. It's also noteworthy that the 2010 census reported a small percentage (1.99%) of Shackfords identifying as Hispanic, which wasn't present in 2000. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.22%	88.59%	0.42%
Black	9.04%	5.96%	-34.07%
Two or More Races	1.37%	1.99%	45.26%
Hispanic	0%	1.99%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%