Explore the Family Name Rumschlag

The meaning of Rumschlag

German: probably a shortened sentence name räum den Schlag ‘clear the area (of felled trees)’, i.e. ‘get out of here!’, a nickname for a good-for-nothing, or for a thief who took everything. This surname is no longer found in Germany or elsewhere in Europe.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rumschlag saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rumschlag ranked 56,979th in terms of commonality, improving to 55,619th by 2010. This represents a change of 2.39 percent. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing the Rumschlag surname increased by 10.15 percent, from 335 people in 2000 to 369 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Rumschlag per 100,000 also grew by 8.33 percent over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,979	#55,619	2.39%
Count	335	369	10.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rumschlag

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of individuals with the Rumschlag surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. There was, however, a slight decrease in this percentage from 97.91 percent in 2000 to 96.21 percent in 2010. Interestingly, the data from 2010 reveals some diversification, with 1.63 percent identifying as Hispanic and 1.36 percent identifying with two or more races. These categories weren't represented in the 2000 data. No Rumschlagers identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.91%	96.21%	-1.74%
Hispanic	0%	1.63%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%