LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Sheriff
Sheriff is the 6,813th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 4,755 people carried it — about 1.6 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Sheriff are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White52.5%
Black34.4%
Asian American6.5%
Multiracial3.6%
Hispanic2.6%
Native American0.4%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#12,949
2,487
2000
#7,769
3,944
2010
#7,180
4,657
2020
#6,813
4,755