Explore the Family Name Shatto

The meaning of Shatto

Americanized form of French Château ‘castle, fortified building’ (see Chateau). Compare Shadow. History: It was Jean Nichol(as) Château from Champagne, France, whose surname was changed to Shatto and Shadow after he settled in PA in the middle of the 18th century. His name is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Shatto saw a slight decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 16,360th most common surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to 17,481st. The total count of people with this surname also fell marginally from 1,621 in 2000 to 1,612 in 2010, which equates to a proportionate drop from 0.6 per 100k to 0.55 per 100k.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,360	#17,481	-6.85%
Count	1,621	1,612	-0.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.55	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shatto

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Shatto identify as White, accounting for 95.06% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.48% in 2010. The second largest ethnic identity group is those that identify as having two or more races, showing a small increase from 1.60% to 1.74% in the same time period. The percentage of people with the Shatto surname identifying as Hispanic also rose from 1.79% to 2.11%. There were no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or Black individuals with this surname in either year, and the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives dropped marginally from 0.99% to 0.93%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.06%	94.48%	-0.61%
Hispanic	1.79%	2.11%	17.88%
Two or More Races	1.6%	1.74%	8.75%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.99%	0.93%	-6.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%