Explore the Family Name Sherouse

The meaning of Sherouse

Variant of Shearouse, a surname of Austrian German origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sherouse saw a slight fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 64,186th most common surname, but by 2010, it had moved to the 67,519th spot, marking a decrease of 5.19% in its rank. However, the actual count of individuals with the Sherouse surname increased marginally from 290 to 292 during this decade, representing a growth of 0.69%. The proportion per 100,000 people bearing the Sherouse name decreased by 9.09%, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,186	#67,519	-5.19%
Count	290	292	0.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sherouse

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Sherouse surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, we find a majority identifying as White, although there has been a slight decrease of 1.06%, from 90.69% in 2000 to 89.73% in 2010. There is also a small percentage of individuals who identify as Black, about 6.55% in 2000 which slightly dropped to 6.51% by 2010. Notably, there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The 2010 census marked the appearance of individuals identifying as Hispanic (2.74%), an ethnicity previously unassociated with this surname in 2000. The category of Two or more races, though present in 2000 with 2.07%, was not represented in 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.69%	89.73%	-1.06%
Black	6.55%	6.51%	-0.61%
Hispanic	0%	2.74%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.07%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%