Surname Checker / Shannon
How Common Is the Last Name Shannon?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Shannon today
51,095
Ranked #752 of 162,254 published surnames · 15.64 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 46,147 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
75.16%
Black
19.51%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.54%
Hispanic
2.36%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.