Explore the Family Name Shumard

The meaning of Shumard

Americanized form of French Chamard.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Shumard has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Ranking at 26,898 in 2000, it fell to 29,138 by the year 2010, representing an 8.33% decline. The count of individuals bearing this surname also dropped from 849 to 813 within the same decade, marking a decrease of 4.24%. Additionally, the proportion of people with the Shumard surname per 100,000 population decreased by 9.68%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,898	#29,138	-8.33%
Count	849	813	-4.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.28	-9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shumard

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Shumard as derived from the Decennial U.S. Census data, some significant shifts can be noticed between 2000 and 2010. Most notably, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic — a leap from 0.71% to 2.09%, which marks a substantial 194.37% change. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also rose slightly from 0.71% to 0.86%. On the other hand, the representation among those identifying as two or more races saw a decrease from 2.36% to 1.48%. Not surprisingly, a vast majority of those with the Shumard surname identified as White in both 2000 (94.82%) and 2010 (94.59%), showing a marginal decrease of just 0.24%. The data for individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaska Native was either zero or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.82%	94.59%	-0.24%
Hispanic	0.71%	2.09%	194.37%
Two or More Races	2.36%	1.48%	-37.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.71%	0.86%	21.13%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.41%	0%	0%