Explore the Family Name Shiers
The meaning of Shiers
English: variant of Shires or Shears.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Shiers in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Shiers has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Shiers was ranked as the 57,090th most popular surname with a count of 334 people carrying this name. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 61,123, with a corresponding decrease in the number of people bearing the surname to 329. This represents a change of -7.06% in rank and -1.5% in count over the decade. The proportion of individuals named Shiers per 100,000 people also declined by -8.33% from 0.12 to 0.11 during this period.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #57,090 | #61,123 | -7.06% |
| Count | 334 | 329 | -1.5% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.12 | 0.11 | -8.33% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shiers
With respect to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with the surname Shiers identified as White. This group represented 97.31% of those named Shiers in 2000, decreasing slightly to 94.22% in 2010. Over the same time frame, there was an emergence of Hispanic and Black identities among people named Shiers, representing 2.13% and 1.52% respectively in 2010. No significant change was recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities, with these groups remaining at virtually zero throughout the decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.31% | 94.22% | -3.18% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 2.13% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 1.52% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |