Explore the Family Name Schabacker

The meaning of Schabacker

German: possibly a topographic name from Middle Low German schāp ‘sheep’ + acker ‘field, pasture’, or an altered form of Schapbacher, shortened to Schabacher, from a place called Schapbach near Freudenstadt in Baden.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Schabacker has seen a slight decrease in recent years. In 2000, it ranked 56,120th in popularity in the United States, and by 2010, it had slipped to 56,972nd, marking a 1.52% decline. Despite this dip in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Schabacker surname increased from 341 in 2000 to 358 in 2010, demonstrating a growth rate of roughly 5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,120	#56,972	-1.52%
Count	341	358	4.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schabacker

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Schabacker, as reflected by the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White. In 2000, an overwhelming 96.77% of individuals with the surname identified as White, although this figure slightly decreased to 95.81% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a notable rise of 11.36%, moving from 1.76% in 2000 to 1.96% in 2010. During the same period, there was also a new appearance of individuals identifying as two or more races, accounting for 1.68% in 2010. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native showed no representation among those with the Schabacker surname in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.77%	95.81%	-0.99%
Hispanic	1.76%	1.96%	11.36%
Two or More Races	0%	1.68%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%