Explore the Family Name Shadden

The meaning of Shadden

1. Americanized form of French Chaudoin. 2. Possibly also Scottish: variant of Shedden. History: At least some of the American bearers of the surname Shadden are descendants of François Chaudoin, a Huguenot from France (see Chaudoin).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Shadden has seen an increase in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was the 24,083rd most common surname, and by 2010 it had risen to become the 23,371st most common surname, indicating a positive growth of 2.96%. The number of individuals with the Shadden surname also rose during this period, from 977 in 2000 to 1,089 in 2010, reflecting an 11.46% increase. Similarly, the proportion of the Shadden surname per 100,000 people slightly increased from 0.36 to 0.37.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,083	#23,371	2.96%
Count	977	1,089	11.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.37	2.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shadden

The ethnicity distribution of the Shadden surname, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census, showed some notable changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although the percentage decreased from 93.86% to 89.72%. Interestingly, there were significant increases in the percentages of those identifying as having two or more ethnicities (from 1.02% to 2.66%) and as Hispanic (from 2.25% to 3.86%). Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained steady at 1.74%, and no individuals with the Shadden surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.86%	89.72%	-4.41%
Hispanic	2.25%	3.86%	71.56%
Two or More Races	1.02%	2.66%	160.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.74%	1.74%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%