Explore the Family Name Hauschild

The meaning of Hauschild

German: nickname for a ferocious soldier: literally, ‘hack the shield’, from Middle High German houw (imperative of houwen ‘to chop or hack’) + den (accusative form of the definite article) + schilt ‘shield’. Compare Housel. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Hans, Jurgen, Kurt, Manfred, Otto.

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How common is the last name Hauschild in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hauschild experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held rank 21,349 and slipped to the 22,749th position in 2010, marking a 6.56% decline. The count of individuals with this surname also fell slightly by 1.49% from 1,143 to 1,126 over the same decade. Consequently, the proportion of Hauschilds per 100,000 people in the U.S. decreased by 9.52%, from 0.42 to 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,349	#22,749	-6.56%
Count	1,143	1,126	-1.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.38	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hauschild

Turning our attention to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hauschild, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of individuals bearing this name identified as White, though there was a minor decrease of 1.92% in this group from 2000 to 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion who identified as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 64.13%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 15.24%, and those identifying with two or more races increased by 16.67%. No Hauschilds identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.89%	94.05%	-1.92%
Hispanic	1.84%	3.02%	64.13%
Two or More Races	1.14%	1.33%	16.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.05%	0.89%	-15.24%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%