Explore the Family Name Scheible

The meaning of Scheible

South German: 1. variant of Schäuble (see Schauble). 2. variant of Scheibe 1. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Otto, Kurt.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the Scheible surname has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell from 28,166 in 2000 to 30,538 in 2010, signifying a decline of approximately 8.42 percent. Correspondingly, the count also dropped by around 4.5 percent, from 800 occurrences in 2000 to 764 in 2010. Subsequently, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people experienced a reduction of 13.33 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,166	#30,538	-8.42%
Count	800	764	-4.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.26	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scheible

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Scheible surname from 2000 to 2010. While the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (96.86 percent in 2010, down from 97.38 percent in 2000), there has been a slight increase in the representation of Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races. In 2000, there were no recorded instances of these ethnicities among people with the Scheible surname, but by 2010, they accounted for 1.05 percent and 0.65 percent respectively. On the other hand, Hispanic representation saw a modest decrease of 5.6 percent, while the Black population and American Indian and Alaskan Native population remained constant at 0 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.38%	96.86%	-0.53%
Hispanic	1.25%	1.18%	-5.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.05%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.65%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%