Explore the Family Name Shrewsbury

The meaning of Shrewsbury

English: habitational name from Shrewsbury (Shropshire), probably from Old English scrobb (genitive scrobbes), a variant of scrubb, scrybb ‘shrub, brushwood’, + burg ‘fortress’.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Shrewsbury has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 9,801, and by 2010, it had slipped to rank 10,765, marking a shift of -9.84%. The count of individuals with the surname also dropped by -2.72%, from 3,046 in 2000 to 2,963 in 2010. This resulted in a decrease in the proportion of the name per 100,000 people by -11.5% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,801	#10,765	-9.84%
Count	3,046	2,963	-2.72%
Proportion per 100k	1.13	1	-11.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shrewsbury

The ethnicity associated with the surname Shrewsbury showed some shifts as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the majority of those identifying with this surname identified as White (96.26% in 2000 and 95.85% in 2010), there were notable increases among Asian/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics. Among Asian/Pacific Islanders, representation increased by 69.23%, from 0.26% in 2000 to 0.44% in 2010. Hispanic representation saw an increase of 38.26%, rising from 1.15% in 2000 to 1.59% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as two or more races increased by 21.09%, and the percentage of Blacks decreased by -12.82%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw the largest decrease, dropping by -63.64%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.26%	95.85%	-0.43%
Hispanic	1.15%	1.59%	38.26%
Two or More Races	1.28%	1.55%	21.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.26%	0.44%	69.23%
Black	0.39%	0.34%	-12.82%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.66%	0.24%	-63.64%