Explore the Family Name Shugart

The meaning of Shugart

Americanized form of German Schugart, a very rare variant of Schuchardt.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Shugart has seen a slight decrease over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Shugart was ranked 12,167th in terms of popularity and increased to 12,644 by 2010, marking a decline in rank by 3.92%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Shugart surname rose from 2,348 to 2,447 during this time period, showing an increase of 4.22%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a slight dip from 0.87 to 0.83, reflecting a decrease of 4.6%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,167	#12,644	-3.92%
Count	2,348	2,447	4.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.87	0.83	-4.6%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shugart

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census provides us with an insight into how the ethnic identity associated with the Shugart surname has changed from 2000 to 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority at 93.44% in 2000, which slightly decreased to 92.24% in 2010. Those identifying as Black and Hispanic saw increases of 18.73% and 16.59% respectively, reaching 2.98% and 2.53% of the total in 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races saw a small decrease from 1.19% to 1.02%. Notably, there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, however, by 2010 these groups accounted for 0.25% and 0.98% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.44%	92.24%	-1.28%
Black	2.51%	2.98%	18.73%
Hispanic	2.17%	2.53%	16.59%
Two or More Races	1.19%	1.02%	-14.29%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.25%	0%