Explore the Family Name Schaible

The meaning of Schaible

German: variant of Schäuble (see Schauble). Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhardt, Armin, Erna, Fritz, Irmgard, Kurt, Milbert, Otto, Reinhold, Siegfried.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Schaible has seen a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 14,108th most popular but slipped to 15,099th rank by 2010, a decrease of 7.02 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a minor decrease, from 1,957 in 2000 to 1,954 in 2010, reflecting a 0.15 percent change. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people decreased by 9.59 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,108	#15,099	-7.02%
Count	1,957	1,954	-0.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.66	-9.59%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schaible

The ethnic identity distribution associated with the surname Schaible also witnessed some shifts, as per the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, about 97.65 percent identified as White, which slightly dropped to 96.57 percent by 2010. There was an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 0.26 percent in 2000 to 0.36 percent in 2010, and those identifying as Hispanic, from 0.97 percent to 1.23 percent. The category of 'two or more races' observed a significant boost, jumping from 0.77 percent to 1.28 percent. Interestingly, the 2010 census showed the presence of individuals identifying as Black (0.26%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.31%), categories that reported no representation in the 2000 census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.65%	96.57%	-1.11%
Two or More Races	0.77%	1.28%	66.23%
Hispanic	0.97%	1.23%	26.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.26%	0.36%	38.46%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.31%	0%
Black	0%	0.26%	0%