Explore the Family Name Shurman

The meaning of Shurman

1. Americanized form of German Schurmann or of its more common cognate Schürmann (see Schuermann). 2. English (Surrey and Middlesex): variant of Sherman. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Markus.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Shurman has seen a significant decrease over the years. In 2000, Shurman was ranked 73,154th in popularity and by 2010, it had dropped to 89,403rd, a change of -22.21%. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased during this period. In 2000, there were 247 people with the surname Shurman, but by 2010, this number had declined to 207, marking a drop of 16.19%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,154	#89,403	-22.21%
Count	247	207	-16.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shurman

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides information about the ethnic identity associated with the Shurman surname. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though the percentage saw a slight decrease from 94.33% to 90.82%. There was also a small percentage that identified as Black, though this too experienced a decrease from 4.86% in 2000 to 3.38% in 2010. Interestingly, the 2010 census data showed a new emergence of Hispanic ethnicity under the Shurman surname, registering at 3.38%, which wasn't recorded in 2000. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.33%	90.82%	-3.72%
Hispanic	0%	3.38%	0%
Black	4.86%	3.38%	-30.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%