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