Explore the Family Name Schaum

The meaning of Schaum

German: nickname either for a cook or an empty talker, from Middle High German, Middle Low German schūm ‘froth, foam’.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Schaum has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schaum ranked as the 30,831st most common surname in the United States, but by 2010 it fell to 34,272nd place. This is an 11.16% decrease in rank. Furthermore, the total count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 713 in 2000 to 662 in 2010, marking a 7.15% reduction. As a consequence, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 15.38%, moving from 0.26 to 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,831	#34,272	-11.16%
Count	713	662	-7.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.22	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schaum

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Schaum surname identify as White, although there was a minor decrease from 97.34% in 2000 to 95.47% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also slightly dropped to 0.76% in 2010 from 0.84% in 2000. However, the ten-year period saw an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.26% in 2000 to 1.51% in 2010. Interestingly, in 2010, the census recorded people with the Schaum surname identifying with two or more races, which had not occurred in the 2000 census. There were no changes for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native within this timeframe.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.34%	95.47%	-1.92%
Two or More Races	0%	1.51%	0%
Hispanic	1.26%	1.51%	19.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.84%	0.76%	-9.52%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%