Explore the Family Name Schemmel

The meaning of Schemmel

German: 1. nickname for a disabled person, from Middle High German schemel ‘stool’, which was used as a crutch by invalids. 2. variant of Schemm. Some characteristic forenames: German Franz, Kurt, Otto.

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

The Schemmel surname saw a slight decrease in popularity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked 31,492 and by 2010, its rank had dropped to 33,731, a change of -7.11 percent. The number of individuals with this surname also declined from 695 in 2000 to 675 in 2010. This shift represents a -2.88 percent change. Further, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.26 individuals named Schemmel in 2000, which decreased to 0.23 in 2010, indicating an -11.54 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,492	#33,731	-7.11%
Count	695	675	-2.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.23	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schemmel

Analysis of the ethnicity of those bearing the Schemmel surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows that the majority identify as White. In 2000, 95.54 percent self-identified as White, slightly declining to 94.67 percent in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, with 2.01 percent in 2000, dropping to 1.63 percent in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw an increase from 0.86 percent in 2000 to 1.93 percent in 2010. In both 2000 and 2010, no individuals using the Schemmel surname identified as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native or Asian/Pacific Islander, though 0.89 percent started to identify as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.54%	94.67%	-0.91%
Two or More Races	0.86%	1.93%	124.42%
Hispanic	2.01%	1.63%	-18.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.89%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%