Explore the Family Name Schaufele

The meaning of Schaufele

German (Schäufele): metonymic occupational name for someone who made shovels or used one in his work, from Middle High German schūfel ‘shovel’. Compare Saufley. Some characteristic forenames: German Johannes, Markus, Otto.

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

According to the data obtained from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Schaufele has experienced a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 80,812th place in year 2000 to 78,040th place in year 2010, reflecting a change of 3.43%. This was mirrored by an increase in the count of people with this surname, which grew from 218 in 2000 to 245 in 2010, marking a shift of 12.39%. However, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.08.

20002010Change
Rank#80,812#78,0403.43%
Count21824512.39%
Proportion per 100k0.080.080%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schaufele

Drawing from the Decennial U.S. Census, the ethnic identity associated with the surname Schaufele predominantly falls under White ethnicity, accounting for 93.58% in 2000 and rising slightly to 94.69% in 2010. Conversely, the proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander diminished from 2.29% in 2000 to zero in 2010. No changes were observed for those identifying as two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with these categories recording no representation in both census years.

20002010Change
White93.58%94.69%1.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander2.29%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%