Explore the Family Name Scheideman

The meaning of Scheideman

1. Americanized form of German Scheidemann, and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname: occupational name for an arbitrator or judge, Middle High German scheideman. 2. Americanized form of German Scheidemann: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Scheide(n).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Scheideman surname saw a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. It was ranked 61,544 in the year 2000 and slipped to 69,793 by 2010, signifying a decrease of 13.4%. The count of individuals with this surname also fell from 305 to 281 over the same period, representing a 7.87% drop. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 9.09%, moving from 0.11 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,544	#69,793	-13.4%
Count	305	281	-7.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scheideman

The ethnic identity associated with the Scheideman surname remained largely consistent from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as White held the highest proportion at 94.43% in 2000, which slightly dipped to 94.31% in 2010. Those indicating Hispanic ethnicity increased from 2.30% to 3.56%, experiencing a significant growth rate of 54.78%. In contrast, there were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity during these years. Furthermore, the data for American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed for privacy reasons. Interestingly, the proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races went from 2.95% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.43%	94.31%	-0.13%
Hispanic	2.3%	3.56%	54.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.95%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%