Explore the Family Name Shrewsberry

The meaning of Shrewsberry

English (Hertfordshire): variant of Shrewsbury. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Shrewsberry surname has seen a slight increase in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of this surname was 31,986, and it improved to 31,754 by 2010 - an increase of approximately 0.73%. The actual count of people with this surname also increased from 681 in 2000 to 727 in 2010, a change of about 6.75%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained the same at 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,986	#31,754	0.73%
Count	681	727	6.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.25	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shrewsberry

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data suggests some changes among those bearing the Shrewsberry name between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, about 90.46% identified as White, which slightly decreased to 87.21% in 2010. Those identifying as Black saw a small increase, rising from 6.31% to 6.74%. Interestingly, those identifying with two or more races experienced a significant increase from 0.88% in 2000 to 3.44% in 2010, representing a change of almost 291%. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in either year, while the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose to 1.10% in 2010 from zero in 2000. Unfortunately, the number of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.32% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.46%	87.21%	-3.59%
Black	6.31%	6.74%	6.81%
Two or More Races	0.88%	3.44%	290.91%
Hispanic	0%	1.1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.32%	0%	0%