Find out how popular the last name Shufford is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Shufford.

Shufford, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Shufford surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shufford in America

Shufford is the 54637th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shufford surname appeared 377 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Shufford.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shufford to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Shufford

The surname Shufford is believed to have originated in England during the Middle Ages. The name is thought to be derived from a place name, likely a hamlet or village that no longer exists or has been absorbed into a larger town or city.

One possible origin of the name is from the Old English words "scufa" meaning "to shove" or "to push" and "ford" referring to a shallow place where a river or stream could be crossed. This could suggest that the name initially referred to a place where people or goods were ferried across a body of water, perhaps by being pushed or shoved onto a raft or small boat.

Another theory is that the name is a combination of the Old English words "scua" meaning "shade" or "shadow" and "ford," indicating a place where a river or stream passed through a shaded or forested area.

The earliest known record of the surname Shufford appears in the Pipe Rolls of Lancashire, dated around 1200, where a person named Richard de Shufford is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already established in the county of Lancashire by the late 12th or early 13th century.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various spellings, such as Shufford, Shufforthe, and Shuffurth, in various records and documents from the counties of Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cheshire.

One notable bearer of the name was Sir John Shufford, a knight who fought in the Wars of the Roses during the latter half of the 15th century. He was a supporter of the House of Lancaster and is mentioned in several contemporary chronicles and accounts of the battles between the Yorkists and Lancastrians.

Another individual of note was William Shufford, a merchant and alderman in the city of York during the 16th century. He is recorded as having served as Lord Mayor of York in 1542 and was involved in various civic affairs and trade matters in the city.

In the 17th century, the name appears in parish records and registers from various parts of England, including Shuffords in Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and Warwickshire.

One interesting entry is that of Richard Shufford, who was born in the village of Eccleshall, Staffordshire, in 1624. He later became a prominent Puritan minister and was involved in the religious and political turmoil of the English Civil War period.

Another notable bearer of the name was Captain James Shufford, a naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He is recorded as having commanded several ships and participated in various naval engagements and expeditions during the wars with France and Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shufford

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Shufford.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Shufford was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Shufford has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Shufford was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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