Explore the Family Name Shughart

The meaning of Shughart

Americanized form of German Schuchardt.

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

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Shughart witnessed a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 41,262 in 2000 to 40,610 in 2010, marking a 1.58% rise. During the same decade, the count of individuals with the Shughart surname also increased by 8.03%, from 498 to 538. However, the proportion per 100,000 population remained steady at 0.18.

20002010Change
Rank#41,262#40,6101.58%
Count4985388.03%
Proportion per 100k0.180.180%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shughart

When it comes to ethnic identity, data based on the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Shughart identify as White. This percentage slightly rose from 96.99% in 2000 to 97.03% in 2010. In 2010, the census recorded a new ethnicity group associated with this surname – "Two or more races," which accounted for 2.04% of people with the name Shughart. In contrast, the number of Hispanic individuals bearing this surname dropped to zero in 2010 after being 1.20% in 2000. There were no recorded instances of Shughart individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

20002010Change
White96.99%97.03%0.04%
Two or More Races0%2.04%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Hispanic1.2%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%