Explore the Family Name Shurley

The meaning of Shurley

English: variant of Shirley.

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

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

The surname Shurley, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 33,876th most popular, but by 2010, it had dropped to 38,389th, reflecting a decline of 13.32%. During this same time period, the count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 634 to 577, a decline of nearly 9%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people in the US, there were 0.24 individuals named Shurley in 2000 and 0.2 in 2010, indicating a drop of 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,876	#38,389	-13.32%
Count	634	577	-8.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.2	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shurley

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that in both 2000 and 2010, the majority of individuals with the surname Shurley identified as white, with a slight increase from 85.49% to 85.62%. There were no recorded instances of Asian/Pacific Islander or individuals identifying as two or more races within this surname group during these years. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 2.37% to 3.47%, an upward change of 46.41%. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as Black saw a modest increase from 2.84% to 3.29%. The only decrease observed was among those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, falling from 6.94% to 6.07%. This data demonstrates that the Shurley surname is primarily associated with individuals of white ethnicity, but also includes other ethnic identities to a lesser extent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.49%	85.62%	0.15%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	6.94%	6.07%	-12.54%
Hispanic	2.37%	3.47%	46.41%
Black	2.84%	3.29%	15.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%