Last Name SHELDON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SHELDON is ranked as the 1575th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 25,232.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 7.91 people named SHELDON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 45% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named SHELDON is 22,715, the rank is 1,708 and the proportion per 100k Americans named SHELDON is 7.13.

Last Names SHELDON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 25,232 +/-2.2%
  • National Rank 1,575
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 7.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 22,715
  • National Rank 1,708
  • Proportion/100k 7.13

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHELDON is 92.7% White, 1.8% Hispanic origin, 1.9% Black, 0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 1.3% 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 SHELDON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 92.7% 63.9% 28.8%
Hispanic origin 1.8% 16.3% -14.5%
Black 1.9% 12.3% -10.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.9% -4.1%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.3% 0.7% 0.6%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SHELDON is California where 2,984 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SHELDON, as 31.91 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Vermont 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 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is District of Columbia (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 SHELDON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 692 5.38 98.9% Indiana 346 5.25 97.3% Iowa 321 10.33 98.3% Kansas 464 15.98 98.5% Michigan 1,507 15.2 99.6% Minnesota 559 10.24 99.1% Missouri 40 1.33 81.4% Nebraska 230 12.22 97.7% North Dakota 153 20.66 96.7% Ohio 944 8.14 99.0% South Dakota 124 14.51 95.8% Wisconsin 569 9.89 99.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHELDON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 692 5.38 98.9%
Indiana 346 5.25 97.3%
Iowa 321 10.33 98.3%
Kansas 464 15.98 98.5%
Michigan 1,507 15.2 99.6%
Minnesota 559 10.24 99.1%
Missouri 40 1.33 81.4%
Nebraska 230 12.22 97.7%
North Dakota 153 20.66 96.7%
Ohio 944 8.14 99.0%
South Dakota 124 14.51 95.8%
Wisconsin 569 9.89 99.1%
West State Statistics Last-Names SHELDON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 111 15.13 95.3% Arizona 660 9.8 98.9% California 2,984 7.69 99.5% Colorado 574 10.72 99.0% Hawaii 132 9.33 96.7% Idaho 102 6.21 93.8% Montana 133 13.03 96.9% Nevada 248 8.72 97.9% New Mexico 167 8.03 96.1% Oregon 438 11.04 98.6% Utah 149 5.07 93.2% Washington 833 11.79 99.3% Wyoming 28 4.79 80.7%

West States
State stats for the first name SHELDON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 111 15.13 95.3%
Arizona 660 9.8 98.9%
California 2,984 7.69 99.5%
Colorado 574 10.72 99.0%
Hawaii 132 9.33 96.7%
Idaho 102 6.21 93.8%
Montana 133 13.03 96.9%
Nevada 248 8.72 97.9%
New Mexico 167 8.03 96.1%
Oregon 438 11.04 98.6%
Utah 149 5.07 93.2%
Washington 833 11.79 99.3%
Wyoming 28 4.79 80.7%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names SHELDON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 414 11.52 98.8% Maine 183 13.78 95.1% Massachusetts 547 8.11 98.3% New Hampshire 131 9.86 95.4% New Jersey 552 6.18 98.7% New York 2,408 12.2 99.7% Pennsylvania 742 5.8 98.9% Rhode Island 201 19 97.5% Vermont 200 31.91 98.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHELDON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 414 11.52 98.8%
Maine 183 13.78 95.1%
Massachusetts 547 8.11 98.3%
New Hampshire 131 9.86 95.4%
New Jersey 552 6.18 98.7%
New York 2,408 12.2 99.7%
Pennsylvania 742 5.8 98.9%
Rhode Island 201 19 97.5%
Vermont 200 31.91 98.5%
South State Statistics Last-Names SHELDON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 121 2.49 91.8% Arkansas 90 3.02 90.5% Delaware 142 15.21 98.2% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 55.2% Florida 1,648 8.28 99.6% Georgia 500 4.95 97.9% Kentucky 169 3.82 93.3% Louisiana 94 2.02 88.9% Maryland 532 8.9 98.9% Mississippi 40 1.33 81.4% North Carolina 376 3.78 97.6% Oklahoma 207 5.33 95.1% South Carolina 204 4.21 95.7% Tennessee 243 3.7 95.9% Texas 1,077 4 98.7% Virginia 445 5.35 98.1% West Virginia 136 7.37 92.0%

South States
State stats for the first name SHELDON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 121 2.49 91.8%
Arkansas 90 3.02 90.5%
Delaware 142 15.21 98.2%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 55.2%
Florida 1,648 8.28 99.6%
Georgia 500 4.95 97.9%
Kentucky 169 3.82 93.3%
Louisiana 94 2.02 88.9%
Maryland 532 8.9 98.9%
Mississippi 40 1.33 81.4%
North Carolina 376 3.78 97.6%
Oklahoma 207 5.33 95.1%
South Carolina 204 4.21 95.7%
Tennessee 243 3.7 95.9%
Texas 1,077 4 98.7%
Virginia 445 5.35 98.1%
West Virginia 136 7.37 92.0%
 

Full Names with SHELDON as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SHELDON 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 SHELDON.

The most popular full name is James SHELDON. 1.93% of all the people named SHELDON have this given name.

There are 1226 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHELDON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James SHELDON 1.93%
2 Robert SHELDON 1.90%
3 David SHELDON 1.88%
4 John SHELDON 1.67%
5 William SHELDON 1.53%
6 Richard SHELDON 1.32%
7 Michael SHELDON 1.25%
8 Mary SHELDON 1.05%
9 Charles SHELDON 1.01%
10 Donald SHELDON 0.99%
11 Barbara SHELDON 0.94%
12 Patricia SHELDON 0.92%
13 Daniel SHELDON 0.77%
14 Mark SHELDON 0.75%
15 Linda SHELDON 0.74%
16 Nancy SHELDON 0.74%
17 Brian SHELDON 0.72%
18 Elizabeth SHELDON 0.72%
19 Scott SHELDON 0.72%
20 Steven SHELDON 0.64%

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