Explore the Family Name Schellhorn

The meaning of Schellhorn

German: 1. from Middle High German schelle-horn ‘horn’, a nickname for a hunter or a nightwatchman who blew a horn, or perhaps for someone with a penetrating voice like a horn. 2. topographic or habitational name from either of two places, in Schleswig and on Rügen Island, named Schellhorn, the second element of which is Middle Low German horn ‘corner, nook’. Some characteristic forenames: German Arno, Erwin, Franz, Hans, Lorenz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Schellhorn has shown an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 40,690th and by 2010, it had risen to the 39,717th position, a growth of about 2.39%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 506 in 2000 to 553 in 2010, marking a 9.29% rise. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100k inhabitants remained stable at 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,690	#39,717	2.39%
Count	506	553	9.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schellhorn

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts over the decade. The percentage of individuals identified as White decreased slightly from 92.09% in 2000 to 89.51% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw a slight increase, from 6.92% to 7.41%. Interestingly, the category of two or more races appeared in 2010, accounting for 1.45% of the Schellhorns; this category was not present in the 2000 data. There were no individuals recorded under Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories for both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.09%	89.51%	-2.8%
Hispanic	6.92%	7.41%	7.08%
Two or More Races	0%	1.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%