Surname Checker / Shields
How Common Is the Last Name Shields?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Shields today
56,282
Ranked #672 of 162,254 published surnames · 17.23 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 50,832 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
75.83%
Black
18.5%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.64%
Hispanic
2.18%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.