Explore the Family Name Scheck

The meaning of Scheck

1. German: metonymic occupational name for a jacket maker and also for an armorer, from Middle High German schecke ‘quilted jacket, coat of mail’. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Schecke ‘dappled horse’ or ‘spotted ox or bull’. Compare Sheck.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Scheck has seen a slight dip in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 14,783 but by 2010, it fell to 15,127, marking a decrease of 2.33%. Despite this, the actual count of people with the surname Scheck increased from 1,842 in 2000 to 1,949 in 2010, indicating a growth of 5.81%. However, its proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly from 0.68 to 0.66 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,783	#15,127	-2.33%
Count	1,842	1,949	5.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.66	-2.94%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scheck

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Scheck as represented in the Decennial U.S. Census, we see some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.31% to 95.48%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation increased by 30.57%, going from 1.57% to 2.05%. People claiming two or more races also saw an increase, rising from 0.98% to 1.03%. For the first time, Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories were represented, with 0.62% and 0.36% respectively in 2010. There was a minor drop in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, falling from 0.54% to 0.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.31%	95.48%	-0.86%
Hispanic	1.57%	2.05%	30.57%
Two or More Races	0.98%	1.03%	5.1%
Black	0%	0.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.54%	0.46%	-14.81%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.36%	0%