Explore the Family Name Shireman

The meaning of Shireman

English: occupational name for a sheriff or other administrative official of a county, from Middle English schireman literally ‘shire man’ (Old English scirman); later it came to mean ‘bailiff’ or ‘steward’. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Shireman has declined slightly from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 20,006 in terms of frequency, but by 2010, it had dropped to 21,288, a decrease of 6.41 percent. Similarly, the count of people with this last name also showed a marginal dip of 0.81 percent, from 1,241 individuals in 2000 to 1,231 in 2010. The proportion of Shireman per 100,000 people also reduced by 8.7 percent during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,006	#21,288	-6.41%
Count	1,241	1,231	-0.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.42	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shireman

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Shireman, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there was a noticeable shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, nearly 99 percent of the Shiremans identified as White, which decreased by 1.65 percent to 97.24 percent in 2010. However, the percentage of Hispanics increased from 0.89 percent to 1.3 percent. Interestingly, there were no individuals who identified as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander with this surname in 2000, but by 2010, there were 0.49 percent and 0.00 percent respectively. Furthermore, there was a newly recorded ethnicity in 2010, with 0.65 percent identifying as having two or more races. No changes were observed in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.87%	97.24%	-1.65%
Hispanic	0.89%	1.3%	46.07%
Two or More Races	0%	0.65%	0%
Black	0%	0.49%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%