First Name SHEPHERD

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SHEPHERD is ranked as the 21993rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 241.
  • This name is in the 91st percentile, this means that nearly 8% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.08 people named SHEPHERD for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SHEPHERD is 963.
  • The SSA data also shows that SHEPHERD is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names SHEPHERD
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 241 +/-22.8%
  • National Rank 21,993
  • Percentile Rank 0.92
  • Proportion/100k 0.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 963
  • National Rank 9,116
  • Percentile Rank 90.14%
  • Proportion/100k 0.30

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHEPHERD is 75.4% White, 4.0% Hispanic origin, 18.0% Black, 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% 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 SHEPHERD have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SHEPHERD is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.4% 63.9% 11.5%
Hispanic origin 4.0% 16.3% -12.3%
Black 18.0% 12.3% 5.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.9% -4.3%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SHEPHERD is North Carolina where 29 people have this name.
  • West Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SHEPHERD, as 0.49 in every 100,000 West Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 87th, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • West Virginia 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 45 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Wisconsin (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1,904 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SHEPHERD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 0 0 0.0% Indiana 11 0.17 67.6% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 5 0.05 62.9% Minnesota 0 0 0.0% Missouri 7 0.22 49.1% Nebraska 7 0.35 48.1% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 16 0.14 74.5% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 3 0.04 42.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHEPHERD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 0 0 0.0%
Indiana 11 0.17 67.6%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 5 0.05 62.9%
Minnesota 0 0 0.0%
Missouri 7 0.22 49.1%
Nebraska 7 0.35 48.1%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 16 0.14 74.5%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 3 0.04 42.9%
West State Statistics First-Names SHEPHERD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 0 0 0.0% California 19 0.05 74.0% Colorado 0 0 0.0% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 49.2% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 7 0.18 47.1% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 0 0 0.0% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SHEPHERD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 0 0 0.0%
California 19 0.05 74.0%
Colorado 0 0 0.0%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 49.2%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 7 0.18 47.1%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 0 0 0.0%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SHEPHERD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 47.7% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 0 0 0.0% New York 20 0.1 79.7% Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHEPHERD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 47.7%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 0 0 0.0%
New York 20 0.1 79.7%
Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names SHEPHERD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 47.4% Arkansas 6 0.22 48.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 15 0.07 78.9% Georgia 13 0.13 68.2% Kentucky 6 0.15 48.2% Louisiana 13 0.29 69.1% Maryland 0 0 0.0% Mississippi 7 0.22 49.1% North Carolina 29 0.29 87.1% Oklahoma 7 0.18 48.2% South Carolina 6 0.13 48.0% Tennessee 5 0.08 46.5% Texas 13 0.05 74.6% Virginia 7 0.08 46.3% West Virginia 9 0.49 49.8%

South States
State stats for the first name SHEPHERD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 47.4%
Arkansas 6 0.22 48.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 15 0.07 78.9%
Georgia 13 0.13 68.2%
Kentucky 6 0.15 48.2%
Louisiana 13 0.29 69.1%
Maryland 0 0 0.0%
Mississippi 7 0.22 49.1%
North Carolina 29 0.29 87.1%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 48.2%
South Carolina 6 0.13 48.0%
Tennessee 5 0.08 46.5%
Texas 13 0.05 74.6%
Virginia 7 0.08 46.3%
West Virginia 9 0.49 49.8%
 

Full Names with SHEPHERD as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SHEPHERD as a first 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 SHEPHERD.

The most popular full name is SHEPHERD Covert. 3.85% of all the people named SHEPHERD have this family name.

There are 46 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHEPHERD

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SHEPHERD Covert 3.85%
2 SHEPHERD Foster 3.85%
3 SHEPHERD Grove 3.85%
4 SHEPHERD Hills 3.85%
5 SHEPHERD Smith 3.85%
6 SHEPHERD Tate 3.85%
7 SHEPHERD Anchor 1.92%
8 SHEPHERD Bailey 1.92%
9 SHEPHERD Banks 1.92%
10 SHEPHERD Barnett 1.92%
11 SHEPHERD Bell 1.92%
12 SHEPHERD Borah 1.92%
13 SHEPHERD Byrd 1.92%
14 SHEPHERD Calahan 1.92%
15 SHEPHERD Callis 1.92%
16 SHEPHERD Carr 1.92%
17 SHEPHERD Davis 1.92%
18 SHEPHERD Dawson 1.92%
19 SHEPHERD Deleon 1.92%
20 SHEPHERD Ellison 1.92%

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