Explore the Family Name Scherschel

The meaning of Scherschel

German: probably a diminutive of Schorsch, which is a variant of Georges, French form of the personal name George, which is common in the Rhine area; alternatively, from a dialect form of Schergel, a South German derivative of Scherg, see Scherger.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Scherschel saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 65,133rd most common surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 69,170th spot, marking a 6.2% decline. In terms of raw numbers, there were 285 individuals with the last name Scherschel in 2000, but this figure dipped slightly to 284 people in 2010, representing a modest 0.35% decrease. The proportion of people named Scherschel per 100,000 also fell by 9.09% during the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,133	#69,170	-6.2%
Count	285	284	-0.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scherschel

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Scherschel has remained largely consistent between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both years, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, of two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Nearly all individuals with the Scherschel surname identified as White, with a small increase from 96.84% in 2000 to 97.89% in 2010. The only other ethnicity reported was Hispanic, which accounted for 1.75% of the Scherschel population in 2000 but was not represented in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.84%	97.89%	1.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.75%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%