Explore the Family Name Shern
The meaning of Shern
1. Americanized form of Norwegian Skjøren: habitational name from a variant of the farm name Sjøren in Sarpsborg in the province of Østfold, in Old Norse Sjóarendi, a compound of sjór ‘lake’ and endi ‘end’, denoting a farm at the end of the lake. 2. Americanized form of Schern, itself a Germanized form of Sorbian Cern ‘black’ (see Zern 3) or perhaps, by shortening, of some other surname beginning with Cern-. The surname Schern is very rare in Germany. 3. In some cases probably also Chinese: variant of Shen.
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How common is the last name Shern in the United States?
The surname Shern saw a slight decrease in popularity between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census data points. In 2000, it was ranked 77,222nd most popular name, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 82,317th spot, representing a change of -6.6%. The overall count of people with the Shern surname also slightly decreased from 231 in 2000 to 229 in 2010, a drop of -0.87%. This corresponds to a decrease in the proportion per 100k, which went down from 0.09 to 0.08, marking an -11.11% change.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #77,222 | #82,317 | -6.6% |
| Count | 231 | 229 | -0.87% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.09 | 0.08 | -11.11% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shern
Looking at the ethnic identities associated with the surname Shern, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The proportion of people with this surname who identify as White increased from 72.73% to 76.86%, up by 5.68%. There was also a downward trend among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black. The former group fell from 4.33% to 3.93%, a change of -9.24%, while the latter dropped from 21.21% to 17.90%, decreasing by -15.61%. The data for those identifying as belonging to two or more races, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged or was suppressed for privacy.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 72.73% | 76.86% | 5.68% |
| Black | 21.21% | 17.9% | -15.61% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 4.33% | 3.93% | -9.24% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |