Explore the Family Name Shetler

The meaning of Shetler

Americanized form of German Schettler.

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

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Shetler significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Shetler ranked 8557 in popularity amongst American surnames, but by 2010 it had climbed to 6881 - a notable rise of approximately 19.59%. In terms of raw count, there were 3545 occurrences of the Shetler surname reported in 2000, but this figure surged to 4886 by 2010, representing an increase of 37.83%. This growth also resulted in the proportion of the Shetler surname per 100,000 people increasing by 26.72%, moving from 1.31 in 2000 to 1.66 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#8,557	#6,881	19.59%
Count	3,545	4,886	37.83%
Proportion per 100k	1.31	1.66	26.72%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shetler

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides intriguing insights into the ethnicity associated with the Shetler surname. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Shetler surname identified as white, at 97.74%, a figure that remained largely stable by 2010 at 97.65%. The number of individuals who identified as Hispanic saw a slight decrease from 0.96% in 2000 to 0.84% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities also decreased slightly from 0.87% to 0.80%. Meanwhile, new ethnic affiliations emerged in 2010 which were not previously recorded in 2000, with 0.35% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and 0.23% identifying as Black. The proportion of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 0.23% in 2000 to 0.14% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.74%	97.65%	-0.09%
Hispanic	0.96%	0.84%	-12.5%
Two or More Races	0.87%	0.8%	-8.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.35%	0%
Black	0%	0.23%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.23%	0.14%	-39.13%