Explore the Family Name Schapiro

The meaning of Schapiro

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Shapiro. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Isadore, Anat, Chaya, Dorit, Emanuel, Leib, Meyer, Nochum, Pinkas, Yael.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Schapiro saw a noteworthy increase between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, it moved up by approximately 10.49 percent to sit at 24,747 in 2010 compared to 27,646 in 2000. The count of people bearing this surname also surged by roughly 22.8 percent during this period, with the total tally reaching 1,007 individuals in 2010 in comparison to 820 in 2000. Furthermore, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people rose by 13.33 percent to 0.34 in 2010 from 0.3 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,646	#24,747	10.49%
Count	820	1,007	22.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.34	13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schapiro

Examining the ethnicity associated with the surname Schapiro, again utilizing data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there were some minor fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. The number of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew slightly by 14.75 percent to 0.70 in 2010, whereas the representation of those identifying with two or more races went down to zero. The majority of individuals with the Schapiro surname identified as White, rising marginally by 0.50 percent to 96.33 in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation dipped by 3.73 percent to 2.58 in 2010. There was no change for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.85%	96.33%	0.5%
Hispanic	2.68%	2.58%	-3.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	0.7%	14.75%
Two or More Races	0.61%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%