Explore the Family Name Shidler

The meaning of Shidler

Americanized form of German Scheidler or of Schüttler, see Schuttler.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Shidler has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Shidler was ranked 25,885th in terms of popularity and fell to 27,756th by 2010, marking a decline of 7.23%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also dipped from 892 in 2000 to 866 in 2010, a drop of 2.91%. Additionally, the proportion of people with the Shidler surname per 100,000 people decreased by 12.12% from 0.33 to 0.29 over the same period.

20002010Change
Rank#25,885#27,756-7.23%
Count892866-2.91%
Proportion per 100k0.330.29-12.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shidler

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most people with the Shidler surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase of 0.45% over the decade. Asian/Pacific Islander representation went from 0.56% in 2000 to zero in 2010 while those identifying as having two or more races declined by 41.86%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic rose by 17.95%, and Black representation increased from zero in 2000 to 1.39% in 2010. There was no change in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category over this period.

20002010Change
White95.18%95.61%0.45%
Two or More Races2.58%1.5%-41.86%
Black0%1.39%0%
Hispanic0.78%0.92%17.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander0.56%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%