Explore the Family Name Shervington

The meaning of Shervington

English: habitational name from Shevington in Lancashire, with intrusive -r-. This place probably gets its name from an ancient Brittonic word related to Welsh cefn ‘ridge’, with the later addition of Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Shervington" increased slightly between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 124,109 in 2000, it rose to 122,314 in 2010, marking a 1.45% increase. The count of individuals carrying this surname also saw a growth of 10.16%, with the numbers rising from 128 in 2000 to 141 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.05.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#124,109	#122,314	1.45%
Count	128	141	10.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shervington

Focusing on the ethnic identity of those with the Shervington surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts over the same decade. The largest group, identified as Black, increased by 4.65%, moving from 66.41% in 2000 to 69.50% in 2010. The second-largest group, identifying as White, slightly decreased from 20.31% to 19.15%. Individuals identifying with two or more races experienced a significant decrease, dropping from 10.94% to 4.96%. The Hispanic representation emerged in 2010, accounting for 4.26% of the Shervington surname holders. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	66.41%	69.5%	4.65%
White	20.31%	19.15%	-5.71%
Two or More Races	10.94%	4.96%	-54.66%
Hispanic	0%	4.26%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%