LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Shields
Shields is the 676th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 49,337 people carried it, about 16.5 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Shields are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White72.8%
Black18.0%
Multiracial4.1%
Hispanic3.4%
Native American0.9%
Asian American0.7%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#580
49,742
2000
#623
49,556
2010
#672
50,832
2020
#676
49,337