Explore the Family Name Scheibner

The meaning of Scheibner

1. East German: habitational name for someone from Scheiben in Bohemia. The placename is related to Scheibe 1. 2. German: occupational name for a maker of window panes, especially the so-called ‘bull’s eyes’, from Middle High German schībe ‘disk’ + the agent suffix -(n)er. Some characteristic forenames: German Ewald, Hans, Heinz, Kurt.

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

According to the data of the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Scheibner experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the name fell from 56,526 in 2000 to 59,017 in 2010, marking a change of -4.41. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Scheibner surname increased marginally by 1.48, from 338 in 2000 to 343 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 7.69 during the same time period.

20002010Change
Rank#56,526#59,017-4.41%
Count3383431.48%
Proportion per 100k0.130.12-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scheibner

Moving on to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Scheibner surname identified as White, amounting to 94.97 percent in 2000 and 94.46 percent in 2010. This shows a minor decrease of 0.54. The data also indicated an increase in those who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, rising from 1.48 percent in 2000 to 2.62 percent in 2010, a significant change of 77.03 percent. There was no observed presence of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnic identities in either year. Interestingly, the data reported a new appearance of Hispanic identity, at 1.46 percent in 2010, and a disappearance of those identifying with two or more races, which stood at 2.07 percent in 2000.

20002010Change
White94.97%94.46%-0.54%
American Indian and Alaskan Native1.48%2.62%77.03%
Hispanic0%1.46%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races2.07%0%0%
Black0%0%0%