Explore the Family Name Schetter

The meaning of Schetter

1. South German: metonymic occupational name for someone who sold fine fabric, from Middle High German scheter ‘fine, shiny linen’. In some cases it may have been a nickname for an extravagant dresser. 2. North German: occupational name for an appraiser, from Middle Low German scheten ‘to gauge, appraise’ + the agent suffix -er.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Schetter has seen a moderate increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved up from 46,240 in 2000 to 44,957 in 2010, indicating a shift of approximately 2.77%. In terms of count, there was an increase of 9.91%, rising from 434 individuals bearing this surname in 2000 to 477 in 2010. However, the proportion of people with the surname Schetter per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,240	#44,957	2.77%
Count	434	477	9.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schetter

Regarding the ethnicity of those carrying the surname Schetter, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it is overwhelmingly associated with individuals who identify as White. In 2000, 98.16% of individuals with this surname identified as White, though this percentage slightly decreased to 96.65% by 2010. The data also shows a new emergence of Hispanic identification among those with the Schetter surname, going from 0% in 2000 to 1.89% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname being associated with individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either Census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.16%	96.65%	-1.54%
Hispanic	0%	1.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%