Last Name SHIELDS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SHIELDS is ranked as the 670th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 55,729.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 17.48 people named SHIELDS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named SHIELDS is 58,523, the rank is 623 and the proportion per 100k Americans named SHIELDS is 18.37.

Last Names SHIELDS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 55,729 +/-1.5%
  • National Rank 670
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 17.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 58,523
  • National Rank 623
  • Proportion/100k 18.37

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHIELDS is 78.3% White, 1.5% Hispanic origin, 17.3% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 1.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SHIELDS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SHIELDS is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SHIELDS

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.3% 63.9% 14.4%
Hispanic origin 1.5% 16.3% -14.8%
Black 17.3% 12.3% 5.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.0% 0.7% 0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SHIELDS is California where 5,237 people have this name.
  • Kansas is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SHIELDS, as 32.93 in every 100,000 Kansans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Pennsylvania.
  • Kansas is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names SHIELDS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,393 18.58 99.7% Indiana 1,901 28.82 99.6% Iowa 677 21.79 99.3% Kansas 956 32.93 99.4% Michigan 1,364 13.77 99.6% Minnesota 473 8.67 98.9% Missouri 977 32.64 98.6% Nebraska 361 19.21 98.7% North Dakota 32 4.35 77.2% Ohio 2,293 19.78 99.6% South Dakota 159 18.66 97.1% Wisconsin 440 7.64 98.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHIELDS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,393 18.58 99.7%
Indiana 1,901 28.82 99.6%
Iowa 677 21.79 99.3%
Kansas 956 32.93 99.4%
Michigan 1,364 13.77 99.6%
Minnesota 473 8.67 98.9%
Missouri 977 32.64 98.6%
Nebraska 361 19.21 98.7%
North Dakota 32 4.35 77.2%
Ohio 2,293 19.78 99.6%
South Dakota 159 18.66 97.1%
Wisconsin 440 7.64 98.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names SHIELDS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 127 17.3 96.0% Arizona 1,210 17.97 99.5% California 5,237 13.5 99.7% Colorado 716 13.37 99.2% Hawaii 78 5.51 94.2% Idaho 367 22.45 98.5% Montana 188 18.39 98.0% Nevada 578 20.35 99.2% New Mexico 295 14.17 97.7% Oregon 818 20.61 99.3% Utah 919 31.24 98.9% Washington 1,408 19.94 99.6% Wyoming 112 19.16 96.3%

West States
State stats for the first name SHIELDS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 127 17.3 96.0%
Arizona 1,210 17.97 99.5%
California 5,237 13.5 99.7%
Colorado 716 13.37 99.2%
Hawaii 78 5.51 94.2%
Idaho 367 22.45 98.5%
Montana 188 18.39 98.0%
Nevada 578 20.35 99.2%
New Mexico 295 14.17 97.7%
Oregon 818 20.61 99.3%
Utah 919 31.24 98.9%
Washington 1,408 19.94 99.6%
Wyoming 112 19.16 96.3%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names SHIELDS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 449 12.48 98.9% Maine 234 17.61 96.1% Massachusetts 1,253 18.57 99.3% New Hampshire 149 11.27 96.0% New Jersey 1,397 15.63 99.5% New York 2,693 13.64 99.7% Pennsylvania 3,698 28.92 99.8% Rhode Island 73 6.91 92.2% Vermont 67 10.64 94.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHIELDS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 449 12.48 98.9%
Maine 234 17.61 96.1%
Massachusetts 1,253 18.57 99.3%
New Hampshire 149 11.27 96.0%
New Jersey 1,397 15.63 99.5%
New York 2,693 13.64 99.7%
Pennsylvania 3,698 28.92 99.8%
Rhode Island 73 6.91 92.2%
Vermont 67 10.64 94.5%
South State Statistics Last-Names SHIELDS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 982 20.26 98.5% Arkansas 775 26.13 98.7% Delaware 245 26.23 99.0% Dist. of Columbia 189 28.74 98.1% Florida 3,213 16.15 99.8% Georgia 1,849 18.31 99.4% Kentucky 1,322 29.96 99.0% Louisiana 723 15.56 98.2% Maryland 1,189 19.9 99.5% Mississippi 977 32.64 98.6% North Carolina 2,108 21.2 99.5% Oklahoma 869 22.41 98.9% South Carolina 753 15.57 98.6% Tennessee 1,471 22.46 99.2% Texas 4,585 17.01 99.7% Virginia 1,898 22.8 99.6% West Virginia 373 20.15 96.8%

South States
State stats for the first name SHIELDS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 982 20.26 98.5%
Arkansas 775 26.13 98.7%
Delaware 245 26.23 99.0%
Dist. of Columbia 189 28.74 98.1%
Florida 3,213 16.15 99.8%
Georgia 1,849 18.31 99.4%
Kentucky 1,322 29.96 99.0%
Louisiana 723 15.56 98.2%
Maryland 1,189 19.9 99.5%
Mississippi 977 32.64 98.6%
North Carolina 2,108 21.2 99.5%
Oklahoma 869 22.41 98.9%
South Carolina 753 15.57 98.6%
Tennessee 1,471 22.46 99.2%
Texas 4,585 17.01 99.7%
Virginia 1,898 22.8 99.6%
West Virginia 373 20.15 96.8%
 

Full Names with SHIELDS as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SHIELDS as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SHIELDS.

The most popular full name is John SHIELDS. 2.22% of all the people named SHIELDS have this given name.

There are 2088 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHIELDS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 John SHIELDS 2.22%
2 James SHIELDS 2.07%
3 Michael SHIELDS 1.79%
4 David SHIELDS 1.49%
5 Mary SHIELDS 1.38%
6 Robert SHIELDS 1.37%
7 William SHIELDS 1.17%
8 Charles SHIELDS 1.02%
9 Barbara SHIELDS 0.92%
10 Richard SHIELDS 0.90%
11 Linda SHIELDS 0.83%
12 Thomas SHIELDS 0.82%
13 Joseph SHIELDS 0.73%
14 Patricia SHIELDS 0.69%
15 Donald SHIELDS 0.66%
16 Brian SHIELDS 0.64%
17 Carol SHIELDS 0.60%
18 Elizabeth SHIELDS 0.57%
19 Kenneth SHIELDS 0.54%
20 Kevin SHIELDS 0.53%

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