Explore the Family Name Schellenberger

The meaning of Schellenberger

German: habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Schellenberg, for example near Chemnitz and Limburg. Compare Shallenberger, Shellabarger, Shellenbarger, and Shellenberger. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Klaus, Kurt, Volker.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Schellenberger has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schellenberger ranked as the 53,191st most common surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 57,914th place, showing a decrease of 8.88%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also decreased from 365 in 2000 to 351 in 2010, which is a 3.84% drop. Consequently, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people in the U.S. population also fell by 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,191	#57,914	-8.88%
Count	365	351	-3.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schellenberger

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides information about the ethnicity of those with the Schellenberger surname. In both 2000 and 2010, the data identifies no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities within this group. The majority of individuals with the Schellenberger surname identify as White, with this group making up 98.63% in 2000 and 97.44% in 2010, indicating a slight decrease of 1.21%. There was also no change in the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.63%	97.44%	-1.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%