Explore the Family Name Shearon

The meaning of Shearon

Irish: variant of Shearin.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Shearon" has experienced a notable decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, "Shearon" was ranked 23,428 in terms of popularity, but dropped to 27,918 by 2010, representing a decline of approximately 19.17%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname fell from 1,012 in 2000 to 859 in 2010, reflecting a reduction of around 15.12%. The proportion of people bearing the "Shearon" surname per 100,000 also saw a decrease of 23.68% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,428	#27,918	-19.17%
Count	1,012	859	-15.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.29	-23.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shearon

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the Shearon surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts over the same period. While the percentage of those who identify as white remained almost static at 95.46%, there were significant changes in some other categories. The Hispanic ethnic group saw a rise from 0.69% in 2000 to 0.93% in 2010, marking an increase of 34.78%. Similarly, those identifying with two or more races rose from 0.59% to 0.81%, a change of 37.29%. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals who identify as Black decreased slightly from 2.57% to 2.21%. Interestingly, the surname began to appear among American Indian and Alaskan Natives, with 0.58% reporting this ethnicity in 2010. No Asian/Pacific Islanders reported having the Shearon surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.45%	95.46%	0.01%
Black	2.57%	2.21%	-14.01%
Hispanic	0.69%	0.93%	34.78%
Two or More Races	0.59%	0.81%	37.29%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.58%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%