LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Shanks
Shanks is the 3,075th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 11,395 people carried it, about 3.8 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Shanks are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White74.1%
Black16.3%
Multiracial4.4%
Hispanic3.4%
Native American1.0%
Asian American0.8%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#2,598
12,435
2000
#2,881
11,436
2010
#3,031
11,822
2020
#3,075
11,395