Explore the Family Name Shuda

The meaning of Shuda

Americanized form of German Schuda, which could be of Slavic origin, and of Czech or Slovak Šuda (see Suda 3).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the data shows that the popularity of the surname Shuda experienced a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 52,827th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to rank 55,619. Despite this drop in rank, the number of individuals carrying the Shuda name showed a marginal increase, moving from 368 in 2000 to 369 in 2010. However, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people saw a decline of approximately 7%.

20002010Change
Rank#52,827#55,619-5.29%
Count3683690.27%
Proportion per 100k0.140.13-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shuda

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the Shuda surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census, it's largely linked to the White demographic, which increased marginally from 94.84% in 2000 to 95.93% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation remained constant at 1.63%, while the percentage identifying with two or more races dropped slightly from 1.63% to 1.36%. Interestingly, there were no recorded individuals with Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities associated with the Shuda surname in 2010, despite a small Hispanic representation of 1.9% in 2000.

20002010Change
White94.84%95.93%1.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander1.63%1.63%0%
Two or More Races1.63%1.36%-16.56%
Hispanic1.9%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%