Explore the Family Name Shives

The meaning of Shives

Scottish (Aberdeen): variant of Shivas, a habitational name from the barony of Shivas in the parish of Tarves, Aberdeenshire.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Shives' saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 18,701 in terms of popularity and had approximately 1,357 bearers across the United States. However, by 2010, the ranking had dropped to 20,099 with about 1,329 individuals carrying the name. This represented a decline of around 7.48% in rank and a 2.06% drop in count. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased by 10%, from 0.5 to 0.45.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,701	#20,099	-7.48%
Count	1,357	1,329	-2.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.45	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shives

The ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Shives' has seen some changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although the percentage dropped slightly from 92.19% in 2000 to 89.09% in 2010. The number identifying as Black increased from 4.27% to 5.42%. The percentage that identified as Hispanic also rose, from 1.47% to 2.33%. Interestingly, the data showed an emergence of Shives identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, at 1.28% and 0.38% respectively in 2010, where there were none reported in 2000. The percentage reporting two or more races grew marginally from 1.4% to 1.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.19%	89.09%	-3.36%
Black	4.27%	5.42%	26.93%
Hispanic	1.47%	2.33%	58.5%
Two or More Races	1.4%	1.5%	7.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.28%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.38%	0%