Explore the Family Name Sherbert

The meaning of Sherbert

Americanized form of French Chabot and German Scherbarth. History: Many of the Sherberts are descendants of Mathurin Chabot from France (see Chabot).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sherbert decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 23,191st most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 25,136th spot, a decrease of 8.39%. The count also decreased from 1,027 people with the surname in 2000 to 987 in 2010, which marks a decline of 3.89%. The proportion of individuals named Sherbert per 100,000 people dropped by 13.16%, from 0.38 in 2000 to 0.33 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,191	#25,136	-8.39%
Count	1,027	987	-3.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.33	-13.16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sherbert

When it comes to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the Sherbert surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although the percentage dropped slightly from 94.74% to 93.82%. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in either year. The number of people identifying as having two or more ethnic identities decreased slightly by 2.94%. However, there were notable increases in the Hispanic and Black communities. The percentage of people with the surname Sherbert who identified as Hispanic increased by 55.56%, while those who identified as Black increased by 27.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.74%	93.82%	-0.97%
Black	1.75%	2.23%	27.43%
Hispanic	1.17%	1.82%	55.56%
Two or More Races	1.36%	1.32%	-2.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%