Explore the Family Name Shaer

The meaning of Shaer

1. Arabic (Egypt and the Levant): occupational name from Arabic shāʿir ‘poet’. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): artificial name from Yiddish shayer ‘barn’. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Amin, Bassam, Hassan, Issa, Nadeem, Nasser, Saliba. Jewish Ari, Haim.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Shaer was ranked 62,577 in popularity in 2000 and moved slightly to rank 65,964 in 2010, marking a slight decrease in popularity by 5.41%. The count of people with this surname remained fairly steady, increasing from 299 in 2000 to 300 in 2010, which is an increase of 0.33%. Accordingly, the proportion of the Shaer surname per 100,000 people saw a marginal decrease of 9.09% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,577	#65,964	-5.41%
Count	299	300	0.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shaer

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that individuals with the Shaer surname are predominantly White, with this group increasing from 84.95% in 2000 to 87.33% in 2010. There was also a notable increase in the percentage of Hispanics with this surname, rising from 1.67% in 2000 to 3.67% in 2010, an increase of 119.76%. However, there were decreases in other ethnicities. Those identifying as two or more races decreased by 30.19%, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native went down by 41.90%. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnic groups remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.95%	87.33%	2.8%
Two or More Races	6.69%	4.67%	-30.19%
Hispanic	1.67%	3.67%	119.76%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.01%	2.33%	-41.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%